Highly sought-out travel destinations like Venice, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Mount Fuji and now Pompeii have one key thing in common -- protections in place to combat overtourism. The well-preserved ancient city of Pompeii in southern Italy will soon limit visits as park officials announced a decision Friday to cap the number of tourists at 20,

The ancient Roman archaeological park of Pompeii in southern Italy said on Friday it would cap daily visitor numbers at 20,000 as a response to its surging popularity.

Italy's famous Pompeii archaeological park said it would limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day from Friday, November 15th, in a bid to cut crowds and protect the site’s fragile infrastructure.

Another Italian tourist site has decided to regulate its hefty traffic - this time the buried city of Pompeii, which is introducing a visitor limit of 20,000. The move follows one by the city of Venice,

The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit the number of visitors to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site.