If cities really had a problem with "overtourism", there's a simple solution:
1. Gouge the hell out of tourists by jacking up the taxes on hotels & tourist attractions. Exemptions provided only for those with local IDs/passports
2. Redistribute the resulting tax dollars to all city residents
Either you will successfully drive away all tourists, or you'll be making so much money that your residents will love them.
The fact that no city is actually doing this, makes me think that no one really has a problem with "overtourism". They just love to complain about it, while still hooked to the GDP boost tourists bring.
1. Gouge the hell out of tourists by jacking up the taxes on hotels & tourist attractions. Exemptions provided only for those with local IDs/passports
2. Redistribute the resulting tax dollars to all city residents
Either you will successfully drive away all tourists, or you'll be making so much money that your residents will love them.
The fact that no city is actually doing this, makes me think that no one really has a problem with "overtourism". They just love to complain about it, while still hooked to the GDP boost tourists bring.