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Instead of jacking up the prices, you can also just not make it easy to reach. That won't work for venice, but for beaches you could just make sure the only wa
by jakobegger 8y ago
Instead of jacking up the prices, you can also just not make it easy to reach.
That won't work for venice, but for beaches you could just make sure the only way to reach them is a 5km foot path, and don't allow guided tours.
I'm pretty sure that would make visitor numbers drop to sustainable levels automatically, and people who really want to can still go.
Here in the alps we also have lots of tourism, but as soon as you are an hour walk away from a parking lot, the masses are gone.
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoIs this beach easy to reach? You mention beaches, but wouldn't that just be a matter of taking a boat?
- jakobegger 8y agoYes, you'd need to stop boats (like they do for this beach). What I'm trying to say: Don't forbid visiting the beach; just make sure it's a bit inconvenient.
- Grue3 8y agoVenice is actually perfect for making it hard to reach. Give inhabitants of the island a special permit that allows them to use the only bridge freely. Everyone else has to obtain the permit (which is a highly bureaucratic procedure) or literally swim there (boats also have to obtain the permit to use the piers).
- Piskvorrr 8y agoWhich is, essentially, the scheme being currently implemented. Expecting jet-ski chases of illegally entering tourists - the city was built by sea merchants, water is still the main mode of transport, with streets secondary.