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Opinion: tourism planning must count the pressure on local life

Visitor numbers mean little unless policy also tracks housing, transport, public space, and resident comfort.

By Maya SenPublished Jul 02, 20267 min read
Opinion: tourism planning must count the pressure on local life

Tourism success cannot be measured only by arrivals. Cities need to count the pressure placed on housing, public space, and daily movement.

The missing metric

Resident comfort is often discussed too late, after crowd pressure has already changed local routines.

Editorial view

Better dashboards should include visitor flow, transit load, neighborhood capacity, and business benefit.

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