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Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blame

  • Written by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia
Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blameLocals send a message in BarcelonaMiltos Gikas/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Japan’s Nanzoin Temple is famous for its huge statue of a reclining Buddha. Its custodians are less laidback about the hordes of tourists the temple attracts. Signs in 12 languages now warn foreign visitors they may not enter in large groups.

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