These European Cities Say They Have Too Many Tourists. Why Are Their Airports Growing?

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The expansions of airports in places like Venice, Barcelona and the Spanish island of Mallorca can undermine local efforts to curb excess tourism and can even allow more tourists to arrive

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This summer, outside the railway station of Santa Lucia, in Venice, agents equipped with QR Code readers approached visitors to check if they had paid the one-day tourist fee, intended to contain excessive tourism. Meanwhile, just a few kilometers from there, the expansion works of Marco Polo Airport were in progress. The airport should serve 20 million passengers per year, compared to the current 11.6 million. Albi: Meet the small medieval city…