Tourism

Claudia Sheinbaum
La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, ofrece su conferencia de prensa diaria en el Palacio Nacional en Ciudad de México, el lunes 23 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Ginnette Riquelme)

Drug cartels

La violencia de los cárteles mexicanos aviva temores por el turismo antes del Mundial de fútbol

FEB. 25, 2026

Brazil Favela Tourism
Tourists play soccer with residents of the Rocinha favela, as Rio de Janeiro recorded a record number of international tourists in 2025, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil

Rio’s favelas become hot tourist destination as visitors seek cultural immersion

JAN. 28, 2026

Uganda Mountain Gorillas
A mountain gorilla eats leaves in the forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Onen Patrick)

Animals

Tourism is helping Uganda’s endangered mountain gorillas make a comeback

SEPT. 24, 2025

France Tourism Montmartre
A tourist takes a picture of the Sacre Coeur basilica in the Montmartre district in Paris, France, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Paris

Paris residents fight overtourism and ‘Disneyfication’ of beloved Montmartre neighborhood

AUG. 20, 2025

France Seine Swimming
People swim in the Seine river, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Paris

The Seine in Paris is open for swimming. Tourists and residents embrace it as temperatures soar

AUG. 12, 2025

Overtourism Explainer
FILE - Demonstrators march shouting slogans against the Formula 1 Barcelona Fan Festival in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, during residents protest against mass tourism. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

France

AP beats the competition reporting on a surprise Louvre strike and overtourism

JUNE 27, 2025

Spain Overtourism Water Guns
A protester holds a water gun during a protest against overtourism in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Pau Venteo)

Barcelona

How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement

JUNE 16, 2025

France Louvre
Tourists wait in line outside the Louvre museum which failed to open on time Monday, June 16, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

JUNE 16, 2025

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