Advertisement

The damage over-tourism can do to a site when it joins the UNESCO list

The views of and from Skellig Michael on a clear day are breath-taking, and naturally it’s a big tourism draw to that part of Kerry. Featuring in one of the more recent Star Wars movies has helped. Or has it? Rosalyn Dee is a travel writer with the Irish Independent, and she’s been writing today about the double edged sword of being listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, and asking if over-tourism is doing more damage than good.

Share this article

15.05 6 Apr 2023


The damage over-tourism can do to a site when it joins the UNESCO list


Listen to this episode


Share this article

15.05 6 Apr 2023


The views of and from Skellig Michael on a clear day are breath-taking, and naturally it’s a big tourism draw to that part of Kerry. Featuring in one of the more recent Star Wars movies has helped. Or has it?

Rosalyn Dee is a travel writer with the Irish Independent, and she’s been writing today about the double edged sword of being listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, and asking if over-tourism is doing more damage than good.


Read more about

Moncrieff Highlights

Related Episodes

Ask the Expert: Park Run

00:13:41

Ask the Expert: Park Run

Lunchtime Live

00:13:41


Have you finished your Christm...

00:12:12

Have you finished your Christmas shopping already?

Lunchtime Live

00:12:12


Would it be okay if nightclubs...

00:15:54

Would it be okay if nightclubs die out?

Lunchtime Live

00:15:54


Have we lost civility on plane...

00:12:02

Have we lost civility on planes?

Lunchtime Live

00:12:02