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In their communications, international organisations (UNWTO, UNESCO, OECD and WTTC) put emphasis on the economic growth of tourism. Sustainable development and inclusion of local population are debated, but the concept of gentrification of city centers is forgotten. However, step by step, since the beginning of 2019, these organisations are becoming aware of the dangers and challenges of overtourism, not only in cities, also in natural and rural destinations. This chapter reveals that, through their communication, international organisations are under the pressure of Destination Marketing Organisations (DMO) and the lobbying of the tourism private sector. Nevertheless, they try to push, through examples of best practices, the concept of governance. This also means the updating of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.
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Michel Guérin, Le touriste entre-t-il pour la culture dans la catégorie des nuisibles? Le Monde, Paris, 23 novembre 2018.
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Lanquar, R. (2020). Overtourism: How the International Organisations Are Seeing It?. In: Séraphin, H., Gladkikh, T., Vo Thanh, T. (eds) Overtourism. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42458-9_9
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