In its new report, "Managing Destination Overcrowding," the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called for a systematic approach to combating the overcrowding of popular travel destinations. Instead of one-size-fits-all solutions, the WTTC advocates increased planning, targeted investments, and close cooperation between all stakeholders. The report emphasizes that it is not only high visitor numbers that cause tensions, but often also structural deficiencies such as inadequate infrastructure, missing data, or fragmented decision-making processes. This burden affects residents and guests alike and, in the long term, threatens the acceptance of tourism. According to the WTTC, the tourism sector generates almost ten percent of global economic output and one in ten jobs. For 2024, the association forecasts global added value of almost eleven trillion US dollars and 357 million employees. However, these successes also harbor risks: Without forward-looking management, overload and social resistance threaten. At the same time, the tourism sector generates around 3,3 trillion US dollars in tax revenue annually for governments worldwide, which corresponds to approximately ten percent of all public revenue. The WTTC calls for these funds to be invested more specifically in infrastructure and quality of life in the destinations. The report contains a concrete catalogue of measures for travel destinations. These include the establishment of effective task forces with all relevant stakeholders, the development of a common vision and concrete goals, and comprehensive data collection for analyses as a basis for tailored measures. Early warning systems and ongoing monitoring are also important. The WTTC emphasizes the need for targeted investments in improving infrastructure and a high priority for involving residents. These proposals should be flexible and adaptable to local circumstances, as uniform solutions are difficult due to the