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Changing Places: The Fall of Prague

Geoff Riley

26th August 2019

This feature from the Observer looks at the downsides of the surge in tourism for the inhabitants of the city of Prague. Strong evidence of over-tourism is changing the sense of place for insider and outsiders alike.

The fall of Prague: ‘Drunk tourists are acting like they’ve conquered our city’ https://t.co/ZomHOgXqYa
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 25, 2019

Helen Clarke, former Prime Minister of New Zealand has commented on the piece.

#Overtourism is a problem in many places. Beautiful city 🌃 of #Prague #CzechRepublic 🇨🇿 has a medieval city centre which is @unesco #WorldHeritage listed. Tourism based around cheap alcohol is spoiling this for locals & one assumes for heritage tourism: https://t.co/hGQ2dDdVtQ
— Helen Clark (@HelenClarkNZ) August 26, 2019

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.

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