Tourism Trap

Hats off to Peter S. Greenberg, who in his July 8 article, “How Tourism and the Environment Are Colliding,” hinted at the self-contradictions of the tourism industry. The article makes clear that too much of a good thing isn’t. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the case of tourism.

Tourism is a vital part of the economy for both developing and industrialized countries. However, sometimes the country and visitors to it suffer as a result of too much promotion. The adverse impact of hypertourism withers the very essence of a destination. Today you have to search for romance in Venice, dig for resort-free sand in Hawaii. Even the off-season has been turned on by the traveling populace.

TONY G. LECHTMAN

Westlake Village