Wouldn’t that kill the place? I still remember getting at the end of tourist season to one of touristy locations in my country. It was straight up dead, shops closed, no pedestrians, locals even unregistered their trucks/busses. It was kinda eerie. Like, whole city just straight up died within maybe two weeks.
I don’t think it would, tourism contributes only around 8% (first search result i found) of income in the city (Kraków) but drives locals out of city centre and drives house prices to the moon. I haven’t been in any pub in city centre for years now. Back in 2020 when tourism was halted rents went down a lot and the centre was full of locals who suddenly didn’t feel like guests in their own city. Back then I moved from renting a room in a shared flat to renting a 2 room apartment, closer to the city centre by myself and I didn’t pay more at all. It didn’t last long though.
Depends on the place. Cities that are also economical centers like London, Paris or Barcelona would probably be okay (locals in those places are usually in favor of less tourism, as it kind of kills their local vibes). Tourist only places might suffer.
Try to choose less traveled destinations. I live in a touristy city and I would be really happy if the number of tourists dropped by 80%.
Wouldn’t that kill the place? I still remember getting at the end of tourist season to one of touristy locations in my country. It was straight up dead, shops closed, no pedestrians, locals even unregistered their trucks/busses. It was kinda eerie. Like, whole city just straight up died within maybe two weeks.
I don’t think it would, tourism contributes only around 8% (first search result i found) of income in the city (Kraków) but drives locals out of city centre and drives house prices to the moon. I haven’t been in any pub in city centre for years now. Back in 2020 when tourism was halted rents went down a lot and the centre was full of locals who suddenly didn’t feel like guests in their own city. Back then I moved from renting a room in a shared flat to renting a 2 room apartment, closer to the city centre by myself and I didn’t pay more at all. It didn’t last long though.
Depends on the place. Cities that are also economical centers like London, Paris or Barcelona would probably be okay (locals in those places are usually in favor of less tourism, as it kind of kills their local vibes). Tourist only places might suffer.