Overtourism is not just a global problem, it has arrived in Montana and the rest of the West…

From The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/20/national-parks-america-overcrowding-crisis-tourism-visitation-solutions

Information from Montana Public Radio:

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2022-03-23/most-montanans-think-tourism-is-overcrowding-the-state-survey-says

From responsibletourismpartnership.org:

https://responsibletourismpartnership.org/overtourism/

adverse experience for both tourists and locals, environmental degradation, decreased quality of life for locals

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