10:53 p.m., July 31, 2022
Various tourist sites in the Vosges have decided to install meters to quantify their attendance, before the possible introduction of new regulations for the next holidays.
Vacationers, undesirables? Faced with mass tourism, some cities have decided to resist by imposing travel restrictions. After prohibiting cruise ships from mooring in its historic center, Venice announced the introduction of a tourist tax from 2023, recalling the ecological tax which tourists must pay in New Zealand and the entrance fee amounting to 9 euros soon to be in force in Thailand. In France too, consciences are awakening, as in the creeks of Marseille
where advance booking is now required. The rumble swells inland, like the Vosges where several municipalities are actively thinking regarding better management of the tourist flow, reports Sunday Europe 1
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At the foot of the large Tendon waterfall, 30 meters high, hundreds of people come to cool off daily in summer. ” Last Sunday, we exceeded 1000 people. We feel that as soon as the temperatures rise, there are more people “, explains Gérard Clément, mayor of Tendon, to Europe 1. This encryption is possible thanks to a counter hung on a tree, at the entrance to the site. This tool identifies the number of walkers using thermal sensors, then transmits the data collected to an application managed by the Pays de Remiremont and its Valleys tourist office.
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Ten sites already equipped
Like the great Tendon waterfall, nine other sites in the region have been equipped with meters. ” In the evening, before going to bed, I watch the frequentation of sites “, concedes Marylène Cendre, the tourist manager of the Pays de Remiremont and its Valleys, concerned regarding the situation. This ten communes of the Vosges does not hide its goal. The objective is to draw up an initial assessment of attendance, before putting in place, if necessary for the protection of the sites, restrictive measures.