When does tourist pressure start to change the social structure of a city? New research raises an important question

From city to "non-place"

When does a city stop being a community and become a destination? Photo: hrturizam

Author  Goran Rihelj

26. August 2026.
For years, I have been emphasizing that a city and a destination are not the same. For a tourist, it is a destination that they experience for a few days. For a resident, it is their city, the place where they live, work and plan for the future. New research puts this distinction at the center of the debate and raises a question that should change the way we view overtourism and the carrying capacity of destinations. The problem of overtourism...
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Author  Goran Rihelj

26. August 2026.