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What are Danish travel agencies doing to avoid problems with overtourism? We asked four of them: Spies, Sunweb, Bravo Tours, and Stjernegaard Rejser.

Danish travel agencies use several strategies to avoid overtourism

  • 'Turister dræber denne by' står der malet på en mur i den spanske storby Barcelona. Billedet er taget i april 2025. Arkivfoto: Nacho Doce
    Archival photo: Nacho Doce
  • I juni 2024 protesterede en gruppe lokale i den spanske by Barcelona mod den masseturisme, de mener, der har oversvømmet byen. Arkivfoto: Bruna Casas
    Archival photo: Bruna Casas
  • En gruppe demonstranter sprøjter vand fra vandpistoler mod gæster på en café i Barcelona i juni 2025. Foto: Bruna Casas/Ritzau Scanpix
    Photo: Bruna Casas/Ritzau Scanpix
  • På den spanske ferieø Malloca protesterede de lokale mod de mange turister i øens største by Palma de Mallorca i juli 2024. På banneret stod der: 'Lad os ændre retning, lad os sætte grænser for turisme'. Arkivfoto: Stringer
    Archival photo: Stringer
  • I juli 2024 var der igen demonstrationer mod masseturisme i den spanske storby Barcelona. 'Turister gå hjem' stod der blandt andet på et af skiltene. Foto: Bruna Casas/Ritzau Scanpix
    Photo: Bruna Casas/Ritzau Scanpix
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