tourists like ants
swarm to the waterfront
this cool morning

#DailyHaikuPrompt (cool morning) #haiku #senryu #poetry #WritingCommunity #TouristTown

Reclaimining a sense of place
Mobility and the right to stay in a milieu

"Touristification describes a situation where locals fear their home towns and cities are being developed, designed and managed to attract and accommodate tourists. This touristification process benefits commerce and industries that profit from catering to visitors. Everyone else misses out, or is literally pushed out by rising housing costs. Some places are overwhelmed by short-term overtourism...Local housing, for instance, is being sacrificed for holiday rentals, facilitated by agencies such as Airbnb. local communities do not feel heard or empowered by tourism models which are focused on growth."
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https://theconversation.com/overtourism-is-reshaping-communities-in-europe-could-australia-be-next-260173
#tourism #overtourism #Touristification #TouristDestinations #TouristTown #coast #noise #pollution #cars #Bellingen #BellingenShire #harm #community #displacement #FastTrackApprovals #airbnb #regulation #MarketForces #housing #commodification #degradation #LeDroitàlaVille #mobility #RightToStay

Dear tourists: Stop signs are not on vacation. They’re still on the clock. Please respect them.

Also: Yes, we live in paradise. But it’s also where we work. We rarely experience the paradise parts. And we’re real human beings. Please don’t treat us like props. #TouristTown