South Africa, April 9 -- Global events frequently generate abrupt spikes in visitor demand.

This is a boon for many tourism operators and business owners, but it often leads to short-term yet significant pressures on destinations, resulting in concerns regarding overtourism.

Some destinations are therefore actively trying to reduce tourism - with mixed success. We recently researched how tourism destinations could do this successfully without causing major disruptions.

This research is yet to be peer-reviewed. Why does that matter? Read more Show less Pre-print articles are scientific papers that are shared publicly before they have been reviewed by experts through the formal peer-review process. Although this allows rapid release of r...