overtourism
overtourism — noun
1. the problem caused by so many tourists visiting one place that the environment,
the problem caused by so many tourists visiting one place that the environment, local community, and visitor experience all suffer
Jabari saw how overtourism had turned the quiet fishing village into a noisy market.
overtourism + had turned [place] into [something worse]
Brian watched overtourism slowly erase the traditions his grandparents had passed down.
watch + overtourism + erase [something valued]
Manuela moved out after overtourism pushed the rent far beyond her reach.
The local government capped daily visitor numbers to bring overtourism under control.
Overtourism made Anya's morning walk to work a struggle through crowds of selfie sticks.
- overcrowding
broader — can refer to any place, not only tourist destinations
- tourist saturation
more technical and less common in everyday speech
- mass tourism
describes the practice that leads to overtourism rather than the resulting problem
- sustainable tourism
the approach that aims to prevent overtourism
文法句型
overtourism + in/at [place]
fight/tackle/combat + overtourism
用法筆記
Common in news reports, travel writing, and discussions of city planning. Often paired with verbs like 'fight', 'tackle', or 'suffer from'.