OVER-TOURISM: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE RISE OF SUNNY BEACH BULGARIA

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  • 15 Dec
  • 2020

OVER-TOURISM: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE RISE OF SUNNY BEACH BULGARIA

Coastal tourism destinations around the globe are chasing and face an increase in arrivals. The prevailing paradigm in tourism development is focused on “the more, the better” concept. International bodies, national and local governments, and stakeholders are working toward future growth in numbers with little to no attention to the impact of mass tourism on the destination’s image, tourist satisfaction, and related socioenvironmental matters. This paper employing a case study approach to investigate the phenomenon of over-tourism in the most popular and famous coastal resort in Bulgaria - Sunny Beach, and how current pro-growth policies affect the destination development and the destination image. This research is using qualitative methods, namely analysis of documents, analysis of relevant literature, and on-the-spot observations. Results of the research exposing that the Bulgarian government and the tourism stakeholders are ignoring the existence of over-tourism and the consequential impacts. A revision of present strategies, policies, and practices are necessary for assessing the tourism components as time and duration of stay, expenditures, the purpose of visit and destinations carrying capacity. In conclusion, such knowledge may ultimately contribute to addressing over-tourism issues and implications in Bulgarian coastal resort of Sunny Beach, while constructing a more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable destination.

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