30 Million visitors a year in 5sq KM

This article examines how overtourism during Rome's Jubilee year has transformed the city's historic centre into infrastructure focused on managing visitor flows, raising questions about sustainable tourism and residents' right to the city. Learning objectives: · Use vocabulary related to urban tourism management and sustainability in natural context · Discuss tensions between economic benefits and social costs of mass tourism using appropriate discourse markers · Express opinions about balancing heritage preservation with visitor access using phrases like 'strike a balance' and 'draw the line' · Employ phrasal verbs and collocations related to tourism impact (drive up costs, put pressure on, cater to) accurately

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30 Million visitors a year in 5sq KM

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