The mayor of Bruges isn’t thrilled about the city’s booming tourism. The medieval Belgian city has been seeing an influx of visitors in recent years – 8.3 million in 2018 alone – but Mayor Dirk De ...

The famous Belgian Medieval town of Bruges is the latest European city to begin issuing tourism restrictions in the face of overtourism. A new report from CNN says that the city, known for its ...

Bruges tourist authorities are encouraging tourists to see beyond the centre of the city, and visit at offpeak times - Copyright AFP Alberto PIZZOLI Bruges tourist ...

The city of Bruges, one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations in Belgium, is moving to ban the establishment of new Airbnb rentals as part of its efforts to tackle over-tourism, according to ...

Belgium's Bruges gets crowded with summer tourists, hits ‘red line’, Bruges is one of he most stunning canal cities in Belgium and in Europe. But as of now, the city is suffering from over tourism and ...

BRUGES, Belgium — A couple of years ago, officials in this medieval Flemish gem were worried about Bruges becoming a tourist trap; now they're terrified that visitors won't be back. Before the ...

Visiting the famous Belfry may no longer be so simple, as Bruges is the latest European city to make moves regarding tourism restrictions. The Belgian city is a popular stop along European grand tours ...

Cruise ship tourism faces a cull in the beautiful canal town of Bruges, after local authorities suggested it was becoming tourist-saturated akin to “Disneyland.” Proposals to limit the number of ...

Residents of Bruges support tourism and feel that it's economically necessary but they also feel that it negatively impacts their quality of life. As more destinations around the world wake up to the ...

Some 8.3 million tourists travelled to Bruges last year, an increase of 900,000 from 2017. And 6 million of the visitors were day-trippers who only stayed in the city for a matter of hours. Now ...

"It's really reached a red line now," says one, 55-year-old architect Arnout Goegebuer, as he sits inside a cafe, peering out a window across a packed outside terrace. "We don't need more tourists ...