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As Europe braces for another influx of tourists this summer, the guides behind Intrepid\u2019s new Uncommon Day Trips in Barcelona, Venice and Paris explain why, rather than turning away from the hotspots, we should rethink how we explore them instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder in long, slow-moving queues. Narrow streets choked with headset-wearing cruise passengers. A sea of craning necks all vying for a better view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a familiar scene: arriving somewhere only to find it heaving with tourists. You realise the photos you\u2019ve seen on social media were taken at just the right angle to gloss over the dozens of people waiting for the same shot, and you\u2019ve run out of fingers to count the mass-produced souvenir shops. The expectations you landed with deflate faster than you can say \u2018wish you were here\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a great experience for travellers, but for locals it\u2019s even worse. Residents can no longer find or afford housing, daily life is being disrupted and people working in the tourism industry often aren\u2019t paid a living wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite doing everything to be a \u2018good traveller\u2019 \u2013 like not walking in bike lanes or stopping abruptly in the street to check a map \u2013 it\u2019s hard to shake off the guilt of visiting an oversaturated place. You may question whether you should even be here at all. Fewer tourists, less congestion, problem solved\u2026 right? Not quite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although overtourism comes with a slew of problems, we can\u2019t overlook the positive impacts of travel when it\u2019s done responsibly. Many communities rely on visitors, and boycotting can have devastating consequences for people’s livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the team behind Intrepid\u2019s Uncommon Day Trips<\/a> \u2013 a new range of adventures that work with locals to offer a different perspective of popular cities \u2013 part of the solution lies in how we travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The realities of overtourism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With 80% of travellers visiting just 10% of the world\u2019s destinations<\/a>, perhaps due to the rise of social media ‘must-see’ trends and cheap flights, it\u2019s no surprise that overtourism has become a behemoth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the issue has been gathering pace for a decade, it captured global media attention in 2024 and again in 2025, when thousands of residents across southern Europe \u2013 including Barcelona and Venice \u2013 took to the streets to protest against \u2018touristification\u2019. With blockades, water sprayed at visitors and signs saying things like, \u2018your Airbnb was my home’, the situation had reached breaking point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan Sanchez, operations manager for Intrepid Day Trips, has lived in Barcelona<\/a> for seven years. Born in Buenos Aires, he visited lots as a child as his grandparents were Spanish. \u2018Much of the frustration that sparked the protests was about the ongoing cost of living and housing crisis. Some residents feel like they\u2019re losing their rights in favour of tourism,\u2019 he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the issue is complicated. \u2018People blame tourism, that’s why they want to get rid of tourist lets (rentals), but many people from other EU countries work here remotely on higher salaries and that’s also driving prices up.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venice faces similar problems. Intrepid Day Trips guide Camilla Feiffer is a born-and-raised Venetian. Her city has changed a lot over the years, largely due to short-term rentals and skyrocketing rents pushing people out. The population of the historic centre has dropped below 50,000 \u2013 the lowest in 300 years \u2013 yet it sees around 30 million tourists annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Many people left when Airbnb took off,\u2019 she says. \u2018It happened so fast, and the law couldn’t keep up. It destroyed the city\u2019s authenticity a little bit.\u2019 Staying in locally owned hotels is one way travellers can relieve the pressure, but Camilla knows the appeal of short-term lets all too well. \u2018I have a family now, so I understand it\u2019s cheaper and more practical for many reasons. It\u2019s difficult.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City authorities are making moves to tackle overtourism. In addition to banning large cruise ships, loudspeakers and tour groups over 25 people, Venice<\/a> charges a day-tripper fee (EUR 5) during its peak season, which has been extended for 2026. Barcelona has doubled its tourist tax, now one of the highest in Europe (up to EUR 15 a night), to fund affordable housing and deter visitors \u2013 though Juan isn\u2019t convinced of the latter. \u2018Most people will pay it anyway. In my experience, nothing stops people from travelling.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a phenomenon known as \u2018Disneyfication\u2019 \u2013 a type of gentrification where neighbourhoods are redeveloped to maximise tourism profits.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, residents are still choosing to move because their cities don\u2019t feel like theirs anymore. \u2018Some people think parts of Barcelona are more like theme parks now,\u2019 Juan says. \u2018Some of the new businesses that have sprung up to cater to tourists are interesting, but the city risks losing its personality. Big groups block streets and make daily life difficult, and certain behaviours around nightclubs is causing tension.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a phenomenon known as \u2018Disneyfication\u2019 \u2013 a type of gentrification where neighbourhoods are redeveloped to maximise tourism profits. Cheese shops, butchers and bookstores \u2013 places where locals shopped for generations \u2013 are being lost to tourist tuk-tuks and trinket stands. The result? The place is stripped of the very things that drew you to it in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paris hasn\u2019t seen anti-tourism protests of the same scale, but with around 30 million visitors annually and counting \u2013 mainly concentrated in central neighbourhoods \u2013 it\u2019s feeling the strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intrepid Day Trips guide Cecilia Garcia Riglos moved to Paris<\/a> from Buenos Aires in 2020 to pursue her career as a visual artist after studying at Ecole du Louvre. \u2018There\u2019s huge frustration in Montmartre,\u2019 she says, referring to the hilltop district famous for its bohemian heritage. \u2018There are companies who bring 60 tourists at once, and the medieval streets aren\u2019t made for huge groups. Some people don’t show respect either. They take pictures of locals without asking and leave trash everywhere.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents hang banners with slogans such as \u2018Let Montmartre residents live\u2019, and Cecilia tells me her groups often ask what they mean. \u2018Travellers are a little bit scared of Parisians sometimes,\u2019 she laughs. \u2018But residents are just trying to protect the area. French people love preserving their traditions. They\u2019ve been fighting for their rights for centuries.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: How to go beyond Venice’s most famous attractions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We need to strike a better balance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Isn\u2019t the best way to curb the crowds, noise and pollution just to stop people visiting? It\u2019s a fair call \u2013 and sometimes necessary to regenerate sites damaged by heavy tourism, like when Thailand temporarily closed Maya Bay in 2018. But when I pose the question to Juan, Camilla and Cecilia, they all agree that it\u2019s not necessarily the right approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Paris lives off tourism,\u2019 Cecilia says. \u2018During the pandemic, and the Olympics in 2024 [when strict security made the city hard to get around], many businesses complained about how the lack of tourism affected them.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camilla echoes this sentiment. \u2018We saw it during Covid. We\u2019re not saying we don’t want tourists, but it would be better to spread them throughout the year and beyond the well-known places. Staying for one or two nights also helps you have a more meaningful experience, as most people just come for the day, stroll around and don’t really support the city.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan emphasises that tourism isn\u2019t inherently bad. \u2018Locals generally welcome visitors with open arms. Barcelona has developed thanks to tourism, and people are very aware of its economic impact and the importance of cultural exchange. The issue doesn\u2019t arise simply because of visitor numbers, but rather the majority visiting just a few places and the lack of responsibility from some companies to tackle the problem.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mass tourism model was designed to benefit travellers first, not the hosts. But tourism only succeeds when value is shared.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tourism is one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the world. In 2025, it contributed USD 11.6 trillion to the global GDP<\/a> and supported 366 million jobs. But what happens when most of that cash fills the pockets of international corporations that don’t give anything back to local people? As James Thornton, Intrepid\u2019s CEO, puts it, \u2018The mass tourism model was designed to benefit travellers first, not the hosts. But tourism only succeeds when value is shared<\/a>.\u2019 Travelling the right way \u2013 or with the right company \u2013 can be one of the most powerful ways to uplift communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yes, it\u2019s true there are plenty of underrated destinations that could benefit immensely from community-led travel, which, in turn, would help loosen the valve in the hotspots (Intrepid actively encourages travellers to consider these places with its annual Not Hot List<\/a>). However, there are still ways to visit popular places while reducing the negative impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day trips that take you away from the crowds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Intrepid\u2019s Uncommon Day Trips aren’t your typical city tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We worked with many people, from residents to university professors, to understand the issues,\u2019 Juan says. \u2018These tours genuinely help redistribute tourism more sustainably.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed and led by local guides, each tour begins at an iconic part of the city, before taking you to places that spotlight real, local life. With a maximum group size of 12, you\u2019ll take public transport and visit ordinary markets, streets and community hubs where residents hang out every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uncommon Venice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Camilla shares that tourists often forget Venice is a living, breathing city. While most visitors stick to the San Marco area, Uncommon Venice<\/a> goes behind the scenes to show you how all aspects of life happen here. You\u2019ll visit the Rialto Fish Market \u2013 the \u2018heart of the city\u2019 \u2013 where you\u2019ll discover how locals shop and what floating garbage collection looks like. You\u2019ll also pass the 15th-century St. John & Paul Hospital where Camilla was born. ‘People are surprised to learn that the hospital, which is a very beautiful building, is still functioning. I also show them the boat ambulances and even a burial island behind the hospital.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Camilla\u2019s highlight is drinking prosecco on the rooftop of a Gothic palazzo. \u2018It’s really hard to access rooftops in Venice, as most of them are private. Seeing the city from a boat is amazing, but we really see everything up there.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uncommon Barcelona<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Uncommon Barcelona<\/a> goes really off the beaten track. \u2018We want to show you the real Barcelona,\u2019 Juan says. \u2018You won’t see huge landmarks \u2013 it\u2019s the narrative of the tour that\u2019s interesting.\u2019 Highlights include a visit to Mescladis<\/a> \u2013 a social enterprise that supports and trains migrants to find work in the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin Habiague, director and founder of Mescladis, thinks that, done with integrity, this tour is exactly the kind of alternative tourism model we need. \u2018When someone shares a meal prepared by a person who came to this city carrying a lifetime of culture, values and resilience \u2013 and who\u2019s a key part of the present and future of Barcelona \u2013 and understands the story behind that, something real happens. That\u2019s tourism as connection, not displacement,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll also explore the El Clot neighbourhood \u2013 where Juan lives \u2013 to taste local products in the \u2018noisy and real\u2019 Mercat del Clot and learn how Barcelona is planning for the future in Parc de les Glories \u2013 a new \u2018green lung\u2019 and public space designed to improve urban living. ‘When I asked my neighbours how they\u2019d feel if they saw a small group of tourists walking around, they were surprised in a good way,’ he says. ‘They were very open to the idea and said it would be cool to show how we live.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: How to discover the real Spain, without the crowds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uncommon Paris<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the Uncommon Paris<\/a> tour, you’ll wander the quintessentially Parisian quarter of Passy, which feels a world away from the Trocadero Esplanade \u2013 the classic Eiffel Tower viewpoint \u2013 despite being just a kilometre (0.6 miles) away. \u2018Getting lost in Paris is my favourite sport,\u2019 Cecilia says. \u2018I love how the ambience can change completely from one block to another.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll stop by Passy Cemetery (where modernist painter Edouard Manet is buried) for an uncrowded view of the Eiffel Tower, before meeting vendors at the market \u2013 but only after coffee and a brioche croissant at a special creperie\u2026 the French know to never shop hungry. \u2018The experience is very intimate,’ explains Cecilia. ‘Locals are very happy to welcome visitors as it\u2019s less common in that area.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll then continue through gardens largely unknown to tourists and wind through the passages of Rue Berton to get a feel for what the villages surrounding Paris were like before being annexed into the city in 1860.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope in growing awareness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2018[These cities] have gone through many changes throughout history, and this is simply another phase.\u2019 Juan proposes. \u2018What is encouraging is that many individuals, organisations and responsible companies are actively working to address overtourism and create better balance.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan, Camilla and Cecilia stress that the overarching sentiment from locals they\u2019ve spoken to is that they don\u2019t want to shut the door to visitors, but they do want things to change. Extractive tourism that prioritises profit, pushes communities out and only generates value for visitors needs to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These new Uncommon Day Trips might not solve the entire overtourism problem, but by working with locals, not against them, they could be part of the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Intrepid’s new Uncommon Day Trips<\/a> in Barcelona, Venice and Paris and see these popular cities without the crowds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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