Tag: carrying capacity
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Large tourist boats at Blue Lagoon under fire as Comino crowding debate intensifies
Moviment Graffitti has released a video highlighting what it says is the main driver of chaos at Comino’s Blue Lagoon – the arrival of large commercial tourist boats. The footage captures the transformation of the site from a serene nature reserve in the early morning into an overcrowded, noisy tourist hub by mid-afternoon. The group…
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Malta’s transition to high-quality tourism and the housing crisis
As Malta’s tourist figures keep rising with last year hitting a record of 3.56 million tourist, the ongoing discussion about tourism in Malta seems to be focused about the transition from a tourism of quantity to a tourism of quality: supposedly with the aim of attracting tourists that spend more money. One critical issue involving…
