Helsinki's deputy mayor Nasima Razmyar has asked rowdy visitors to stop mounting the historic Havis Amanda statue in the city harbour.

Though responsible agencies claim tourists are still welcome in the Netherlands, the country's most popular city would rather cut the numbers instead of plot future increases.

Tourists who behave badly in Venice will be fined up to €500 and could be banned from the World Heritage site.

The residents are asking cruise and ferry visitors not to take pictures through people’s windows, or of the local children playing.

The council is distributing a leaflet recommending that buses carrying tourists stay outside Ring 1, but tour guides are critical.

Tourists are increasingly turning their backs on popular hotspots in south-east Asia for less crowded ones.

But up to 100 volunteer visitors will be given free accommodation and meals to help the locals preserve the landscapes.

Recent tourism accolades are threatening to overwhelm the city, but some experts think more capacity is needed first.

Key factors shaping adventure travel over the coming year will be making it slower, quieter, smarter and greener.

Municipalities seeing a rising tide of visitors, like Lofoten, Nordkapp, Stranda and Stryn, say the fee would fund further facilities.

The local community environment is starting to erode, residents say, and tourism specialists are starting to agree.

Daniel Skjeldam is raising the alarm about the increasing size of ships visiting small towns, the fjords and Svalbard.

A new UNWTO report is aimed at helping cities manage the often painful impact of tourism on local residents.

The Philippine president described the beach paradise as a “cesspool” and shut it down. Has it recovered?

The rising tide of cruise tourists flocking daily into the coastal town of Honningsvåg is starting to cause havoc.

A local resident has had enough of the ever-increasing number of large ships passing by his house.

The sheer number of tourists are ignoring – or not being given – advice about places that are not safe to visit.

Four cruise ships disgorge a flood of tourists heading to an attraction with a small access road.

The shores in Thailand made famous by The Beach are temporarily closed due to persistent overtourism.

With a 43% rise in room keys, there are fears for the future in places like Halong Bay, Danang and Phu Quoc.