Staff at the Louvre staged a rare work stoppage over poor working conditions and relentless crowds, as Europe grapples with the growing strain of overtourism.

Protests may be returning this summer, but so are new ideas to make travel more sustainable, from smart tech to visitor taxes and travel rewards.

In the streets of Barcelona, demonstrators armed with water guns sprayed unsuspecting tourists as part of growing protests.

Overtourism is rattling cities across Europe, where some activists blame short-term rental companies like Airbnb for the rising cost of living.

In Venice, a couple of dozen protesters unfurled a banner Sunday calling for a halt to new hotel beds in the lagoon city in front of two recently completed structures, one in the popular tourist destination’s historic center where activists say the last resident,

Activists against overtourism are planning protests across Spain, Portugal and Italy on Sunday, with one group urging people to bring water pistols to the demonstration in Barcelona.