Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blame
- Written by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia

Japan’s Nanzoin Temple is famous for its huge statue of a reclining Buddha. Its custodians are less laidback about the hordes of tourists the temple attracts. Signs in 12 languages now warn foreign visitors they may not enter in large groups.
It’s part of anti-tourist...