Letters to the Editor: The volume of tourists arriving at popular destinations must be managed

A reader with expertise in the area responds to Eoghan Corry's article in the 'Irish Examiner' about the growing global push back against 'overtourism'

Stewards checking tourists' tickets to enter Venice during the city's controversial pilot programme to charge day-trippers per visit. Eoghan Corry's 'Irish Examiner' article looked at measures being taken to limit the damage tourism does to some of the world's most-visited places. Picture: Luca Bruno/AP 

I was delighted to see Eoghan Corry’s article regarding overtourism in the Irish Examiner where he identified a growing trend across Europe from locations, towns, cities, etc protesting against overtourism. My recent visit to Rome included four- to six-hour queues for the Vatican, Colosseum, Pantheon, etc and a barrage of tourists packing the streets — and I was one of them! Not a great experience.

Eoghan was also making the case that many of these destinations’ economic development was built on tourism, and stopping tourism would be bad for them.