Meaning & use
overtourism
Last updated
Meaning
noununcountable
The situation where too many tourists visit a place, causing problems for local people and the environment.
Grammar: Used without an or an and without a plural: overtourism is a problem in Venice.
Patterns
- overtourism in a place
- cause overtourism
- tackle overtourism
Overtourism has made it difficult for local people in Venice to find affordable housing.
The island introduced a daily visitor limit to reduce overtourism during the summer.
Common combinations
- tackle overtourism
- The city is trying to tackle overtourism by promoting less crowded areas.
- a victim of overtourism
- The small fishing village has become a victim of overtourism.
- overtourism in
- Overtourism in Barcelona has led to protests by local residents.
- reduce overtourism
- New taxes on cruise ships may help reduce overtourism.
Synonyms and how they differ
- mass tourism
- Refers to tourism organized for very large numbers of people; overtourism focuses on the negative effects when there are too many visitors.
Opposites
Word family
Practice
The government is introducing new rules to limit the number of visitors and fight ______ in the historic center.
Choose one answer.
'Overtourism' is an uncountable noun, so it is used without an article and has no plural. 'An overtourism' and 'overtourisms' are not correct, and 'the overtourism' would only be used when referring to a specific, already mentioned situation.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “overtourism”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.