Cities

Should city governments limit the number of tourists?

For

Too many tourists harm local life and raise prices.

Against

Tourism brings jobs and income to the city.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • If 100 people can walk a trail per day without causing irreversible natural harm, that's the limit.
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  • You can limit the amount of visitors, deny construction for hotels, issue parking permits for locals only etc
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Against

  • it affects local businesses and many jobs that are dependent on tourism.
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  • All of that would drive up the price, so you’d still end up with “stupidly expensive” travel
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