TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Many tourism destinations are now facing the problem of overtourism, and destination management organisations (DMOs) are in search of an effective and sustainable solution. With this as a foundation, the purpose of this study is to identify factors causing overtourism at popular tourism destinations and to propose an alternative solution to overcome this phenomenon.Design/methodology/approach The research design is based on an inductive and a deductive approach. The paper draws its conclusion from secondary and tertiary data (literature review and online research).Findings The study shows that Trexit (tourism exit) is not a sustainable solution to overtourism and that an alternative strategy may be adopted to tackle this phenomenon. The overall outcome shows that if sociological factors, business factors, technological and economic factors are addressed, the effect of overtourism may be managed and controlled.Practical implications The findings of this piece of research refer to a Just-in-Time strategy for managing overtourism. The findings could be useful to practitioners, as the study proposes an alternative means to overcome overtourism and manage destinations without affecting visitor flow and profitability.Originality/value This research fulfils an existing research gap, as it proposes an alternative solution to tackle overtourism. The proposed model also helps to provide a broader insight of the dynamics surrounding overtourism at tourism destinations. In so doing, it advances the existing body of knowledge by providing new inputs to a topic that has not been discussed, namely, Trexit or tourism exit.
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
SN  - 1755-4217
DO  - 10.1108/WHATT-06-2019-0037
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/WHATT-06-2019-0037
AU  - Seraphin Hugues
AU  - Gowreesunkar Vanessa
AU  - Zaman Mustafeed
AU  - Lorey Thierry
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Limitations of Trexit (tourism exit) as a solution to overtourism
T2  - Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 566
EP  - 581
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -