Charging admission could be the best way to conserve tourist sites

La Pelosa in Stintino, a north western town in Sardinia, is one of the world’s most beautiful beaches, and every day in the summer, 6,000 people visit it. But, in an effort to cut that influx of people back to 1,500 per day, the mayor of Stintino is implementing a cap and introducing entry tickets. This becoming a common solution in the effort to conserve tourist sites around the world. The view for La Pelosa is to minimise the amount of sand being carried off the beach by visitors and in their belongings, because that removal is contributing to erosion and degradation of the beach’s ecosystem. Smoking on the beach...