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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many tourist destinations were suffered from overtourism problems. After COVID-19, the phenomenon of overtourism might reappear in many tourist destinations. The purpose of this study is to present insight overtourism research of the world, and to present policy directions for solving domestic problems through the results of the research. This study considered prior research on overtourism through systematic literature review methodology. This study analyzed 166 overtourism literature of Web of Science database. Data analysis and interpretation were conducted using Excel and VOSviewer programs based on the bibliographic data of the literature. Overtourism in prior studies can be divided into overtourism crisis, overtourism phenomenon, and overtourism response policy. In cities such as Venice, the congestion of tourists and the sharing economy went into the realm of residents' lives, and it affected the negative perceptions of residents such as aversion. The quality of life of residents has deteriorated, such as congestion and gentrification. To alleviate the phenomenon of overtourism, it is important to establish governance for sustainable tourism along with a tourism development plan that takes into account the capacity of tourist destinations. This paper contributes to the literature by providing an exploratory study with which to better understand overtourism. It is suggested possible mitigation measures that might be taken by policymakers.