Introduction

Overtourism is a phenomenon in many popular tourist destinations around the world. In the affected destinations, the excessive number of tourists is causing infrastructure overload, becoming a major burden on the environment, and impacting the quality of life of local people. Against this background, Harald Pechlaner and Elisa Innerhofer, together with Greta Erschbamer, published an edited volume in 2020 that shows a series of possible solutions and management strategies for dealing with overtourism and the various issues overtourism can impose. The success of the book and the developments of recent years have prompted the publisher and the editors of this volume to publish this new edition on the subject.