Understand Overtourism Causes

There are multiple causes of overtourism and therefore solutions vary. Explore the evolution and root causes of overtourism

Effective Management Strategies

Learn how both the industry and destinations can mitigate negative impacts and enhance positive benefits.

From Theory to Practice

Study the latest initiatives, successes and failures in addressing overtourism. Report how you can put your own learnings into practice.

About the Course

Join us to dive deep into the complexities of overtourism, uncovering its causes and exploring effective management strategies. This course equips you with the knowledge to tackle overtourism challenges and harness tourism's positive impacts. Join the Responsible Tourism movement, improve your career and your impact by booking a course today!

Meet Your Expert Instructor

This course has been constructed by Professor Emeritus Dr Harold Goodwin, and ICRT global Founder who has studied overtourism for two decades. Harold’s background is in adult and continuing education, and in his second career in universities, where he taught at the postgraduate level. He pioneered Masters courses in Responsible Tourism Management at Greenwich, Leeds Becket and Manchester Metropolitan Universities.  This continuing education course in overtourism deals with the issues at the postgraduate level but does not require a university degree to succeed in it.

Course Curriculum

7 Chapters · 41 Lessons

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    Welcome

    1. Welcome to the ICRT global course on addressing overtourism and coping with success Free preview
    2. Introducing Your Course Tutor Free preview
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    Unit 1: What Is The Overtourism Problem?

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      1.1 Overtourism in A Finite World

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      1.2 Crowding

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      1.3 Precursors: Coping with Tourists

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      1.4 Precursors: Overtourism Around The World

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      1.5 The Irridex and the Tourism Area Life Cycle

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      1.6 The Faliraki Example

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      1.7 How the Story of Overtourism has been told

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      Unit 1: Activity and Recap

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    Unit 2: Analysing the Cause Of Overtourism

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      2.1 What do Opinion Polls Tell Us?

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      2.2 Is Overtourism An Issue of Balance?

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      2.3 Taking Responsibility

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      2.4 Overtourism Is Complex

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      2.5 Arrivals and A Sense of Place

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      2.6 Tourist Behaviours and TourismPhobia

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      2.7 Accommodation Issues

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      2.8 Environmental and Cultural Impacts

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      Unit 2 Activity and Recap

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    Unit 3: What Can The Tourism Industry Do to Mitigate Overtourism?

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      3.1 The Host-Guest Dynamic and Social Licence to Operate

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      3.2 Ownership and Balance

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      3.3 Has Overtourism News Created a Consumer Backlash?

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      3.4 Marketing - Presenting and Framing The Destination

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      3.5 Mediated and Unmediated Visitors

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      3.6 What Can Travel Businesses Do?

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      3.7 Interview: Matt Callaghan, COO, easyJet holidays

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      3.8 How The Industry is Commenting on Overtourism

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      Unit 3 Activity and Recap

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    Unit 4: Managing Overtourism In Destinations

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      4.1 The Enablers of Overtourism

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      4.2 Analysing Visitors

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      4.3 Aviation Growth and the Responsibility of Tourists

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      4.3 Public Opinion in Destinations

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      4.4 Pricing, Visitor Levies and Tax

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      4.5 Regulation and Enforcement

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      4.6 Using Marketing To Change Arrivals and Behaviours

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      4.7 Managing Crowding, Queuing and Congestion

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      4.8 Spatial Planning, Spreading Tourism and Undertourism

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      4.9 Housing and Employment

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      Unit 4 Activity and Recap

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    Unit 5: From Theory to Practice

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      How can we turn theory into practice?

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    Professional Certification

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      Addressing Overtourism Course Report

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