Amid the crackdown on overtourism, consider these six destinations that are still very much welcoming visitors. Despite unsubstantiated reports that Spain is banning tourists, travel to the favourite destination for British holidaymakers is becoming more complex. While the country attracted 94 million tourists last year, with British travellers making up the biggest market by nationality, Spain is increasingly focused on balancing tourism with infrastructure, as residents in tourist hotspots blame foreign visitors for a lack of housing and rising rent costs.
Across mainland Spain and the Canary Islands , many took to the streets last year to call for regulations controlling tourist properties. Rather than an outright ban, it puts a lid on new registrations of holiday rentals in 43 districts of the Costa del Sol capital. For holidaymakers keen to visit destinations free from restrictions, here are six alternatives to consider.
Although equivalent numbers are yet to be released for Fuengirola, along the coast, the local government has claimed that visitors in January increased by more than 90 per cent compared to the same period of the year before. The old town is built around the Plaza de la Constitution and has echoes of its past as a fishing village. Last week, city councillors announced that visitors to Edinburgh will be charged a tourist tax, which will apply to accommodation including hotels and rental properties.
In , there were a total of 4. In contrast, there were a total of 1. The city is accessible by the Caledonian Sleeper train, which leaves London Euston at 8. Hotels are more expensive in the Scottish capital in peak season too.
In Venice, most tourists are daytrippers, but still some 30 million people visit each year in total, according to local government figures. For , a new pilot system will come into force from 18 April to 27 July, and the fee will extend to Fridays as well as weekends and holiday days for a total of 54 days.
