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over-tourism

over-tourism is the alternative spelling of overtourism.

Meaning of overtourism

Noun

overtourism (uncountable)

  1. Excessive tourism.
    • As evidenced in the overtourism concept, residents may become resentful of the intrusions of visitors and visitors' impacts on their ways of living (Figure 9.2). Thus, it is essential that residents are involved and have a strong say […]2018, Alastair M. Morrison, Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations, Routledge, →ISBN, page 94

Questions about over-tourism

What is over-tourism the alternative spelling of?
Over-tourism is the alternative spelling of overtourism.

Words near over-tourism in the dictionary

  1. over-timed
  2. over-timer
  3. over-timers
  4. over-times
  5. over-timing
  6. over-tourism
  7. over-under
  8. over-unders
  9. over-unity
  10. over-value
  11. over-valued

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