Popular Countries Now Making It Harder for Tourists to Visit in 2025

7. Dubrovnik, Croatia: Fortress City's Flow Management

Dubrovnik's "Respect the City" initiative gets smarter in 2025. Real-time crowd monitoring systems, visible via public apps, now dynamically manage entry into the Old Town through its historic gates. If capacity is reached, temporary holds are implemented. Furthermore, a new "Luggage Liaison" service encourages visitors to drop wheeled suitcases at designated points outside the walls for a small fee, reducing noise and congestion on the ancient stone streets, preserving the city's UNESCO heritage.