Experts warn that climate change could an increase in Welsh tourists, with figures already rising (Image: Getty) Protests against mass tourism have regularly been in the news all summer as locals in popular tourist resorts have hit back at the impact the industry is having. Locals in places such as Barcelona , Majorca and Venice have blamed mass tourism for an increase in anti-social behaviour, unaffordable house prices and overpopulated leisure facilities. There are fears that the effects of climate change, which has seen large parts of southern Europe engulfed in wildfires this summer, could see tourists in the future head to cooler climates, bringing the impacts associated with mass tourism to places like Wales.
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