Turning overtourism into innovation

In global cities around the world, tourists have become a subject of irritation among the locals.

For locals around the world that have been “invaded”, tourists represent the “awful other” and in many cases the “necessary evil”. The impact of heavy tourism only scratches the surface of what negative impacts this can leave behind if nothing is done to regulate it.

This blog will look into what can be done to cultivate the innovative potential generated by tourists to improve city infrastructure and the daily lives of locals.