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Jul 30, 2025 42 min

Overtourism

from Reuters Econ World Hosted by Reuters

Summer is here and crowds are getting booed in some places in the world. Host Carmel Crimmins looks at the economic trade-offs at play in mass tourism as backlash grows in places like Spain and Japan. Listen to Charlie Devereux, in Madrid and John Geddie, in Tokyo, as they examine local responses and share a couple of top tips for those venturing out. Listen to the debt relief episode with Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement.

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