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Hypertourismos

Dream destination Santorini is now a victim of its own success. Hypertourismos is a podcast that hands the mic to the locals, exploring how over-tourism on the island is threatening its sustainability. How is the triangle “planet, profit, people” affected by the sunset-loving crowds? A creation by Maëlle Julou, who takes a step back to rethink the way we travel.
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24 Jan 2022

Ep. 1 – A dream destination was born – Hypertourismos

15 min
How did Santorini get here? How did this once small and quiet island become the host of millions of tourists every year? Sharing their archives and memories, locals tell us about the rapid transformation that Santorini...
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31 Jan 2022

Ep. 2 – Santorini is a whore – Hypertourismos

16 min
“Everyone will get something from her, but no one will love her.” As tourist arrivals keep growing and attain dramatic numbers, the quality of life on the island is negatively impacted. How do inhabitants deal...
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07 Feb 2022

Ep. 3 – The art of killing what you love – Hypertourismos

12 min
What’s the actual impact of over-tourism on the environment of Santorini? In this episode, activists, politicians and locals sound the alarm on the disaster created with the progressive loss of natural land and the pollution...
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17 Feb 2022

Ep. 4 – Typical Greekness – Hypertourismos

16 min
What happened to authenticity? When people start comparing some areas of Santorini with Disneyland, it is not a good sign. This episode is about the impact that overtourism has on the local culture of Santorini. Locals...
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23 Feb 2022

Ep. 5 – Who even cares? – Hypertourismos

16 min
In this episode, we talk about responsibility. Who should act to save Santorini? What are politicians doing? Who even cares? When activists are doing most of the work voluntarily and without much resources, when municipalities are...
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28 Feb 2022

Ep. 6 – Should we stop travelling? – Hypertourismos

19 min
After five episodes focusing on Santorini, I now take a step back and take a look at overtourism on a European scale. Dr. Antonio Paolo Russo shares his expertise on the problem, telling us that there...
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Dream destination Santorini is now a victim of its own success. Hypertourismos is a podcast that hands the mic to the locals, exploring how over-tourism on the island is threatening its sustainability. How is the triangle “planet, profit, people” affected by the sunset-loving crowds? A creation by Maëlle Julou, who takes a step back to rethink the way we travel. 

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