The Faroe Islands

The chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean located between Iceland and Norway will be "closed" due to over-tourism. The island has a population of 50,000 people and gets 110, 000 tourist annually a year. This spring access will be limited and the island will be "Closed for Maintenance." It isn't the issue of too many tourism or the same experience places like Rome or other destinations go through but more aimed to develop projects to protect the island's nature. Maintenance projects will work to preserve and create infrastructure to better prepare for the islands’ tourism influx, like building paths and installing signs. In a Washington Post article, its discusses the experience it offers being like no other tourist destinations where there is a McDonalds or Starbucks or a Louie Vuton store which the island prefers. The Faroe Islands will host 100 volunteer positions for the second Closed for Maintenance weekend. The first implementation brought in volunteers from 25 countries with an age range of 18 to 75 years old.