Sustainable Tourism Development - Over Tourism in Venice Italy and Management Recommendations

Venice, known as the “City of Canals,” is endorsed with significant natural, cultural, and historical beauties with over 1600 years of existence. Made a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987, from 2016 Venice has become a candidate for Heritage in Danger. Over tourism is a double-edged sword that has caused dire consequences to a small city like Venice in its social sector, quality of life for the local population, and ecological environment.

This lesson explores the current tourism situation and problems caused by over-tourism in Venice. Venice is dying a long slow death. To reverse this process, all stakeholders, including tourists, residents, businesses, and the government, should work collectively and cooperatively to solve the large and complex problem for the city.

This lesson presents the current tourism situation and problems in Venice, analyzes particularly how the island and its lagoon are being affected by over-tourism, and discusses some management suggestions.

1. Tourism resources in Venice;
2. Tourism demands in Venice;
3. The socio-cultural, economic, and environmental impacts of over-tourism in Venice;
4. Some management Suggestions.

There are more lessons in this series; learners could access these lessons individually depending on specific needs and progress or to gain a fuller picture of the topics and issues relating to sustainable tourism development worldwide.

All lessons will be based on the case-study approach, offer customized solutions and discussions to a tourist destination’s sustainable tourism development and highlight one issue related to management needs.

This course is suitable for candidates in Grade 5, 6 (A level and further education), university-level students, or those who wish to pursue a career in the travel and tourism industry. Whether it is beginners or professional managers, this course is designed to build on your interest and passion for sustainability and provide essential information to explore the topic further.

All lesson materials include reading materials, various exercises, activities, and assessments. The PowerPoint presentations are fully animated with scripts and ready to deliver. They contain a mixture of topic information, examples, and activities/exercises for each topic in the specification for the learning outcomes. All lessons are suitable for about 40 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time in which class exercises and homework are integrated into lessons where appropriate.

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