Club Med

“Today, tourism is surging. An explosion of newcomers since the pandemic has brought new restaurants, fancy shops and guided tours. But it is also driving up rents and drawing pushback from locals. As cities around the world struggle with the negative consequences of mass tourism.” This is a common story of how quickly tourism, remote workers, and outside investment can change a city. What’s less common about this story is that we’re talking about a city that, not all that long ago, was known as the murder capital of the world. (Murder, shmurder. How’s the internet speed?) Bloomberg: Once Beset by Violence, This City in Colombia Now Struggles With Too Many Tourists.