It’s great news for businesses and travellers alike that travel has returned to pre-pandemic normality, and many of us are holidaying again. However, overtourism is having a dire impact on manypopular destination, and some places havebeen forced to implement measures to control tourist numbers.
Bali has placed numerous bans on tourist activity, Venice is introducing a tourist tax, the Acropolis will soon have caps on visitor numbers, and locals in Austria took to protesting about the excessive numbers of visitors in their town.
Apparently,Edinburgh castle is the mostovercrowded tourist attraction in the UK, and Bath is the most overcrowded city.
But where in the world is being impacted the most? A study by MoneyTransfers.com has compiled a list of the most overcrowded destinations in the world, and ranking at number one is (drum roll, please) phu*ket, in Thailand.
It’s no surprise phu*ket is so popular – it’s the largest Thai island, and boasts around 90 kilometres of coastline. It’s home to Kata and Karon, two of the world’s best beaches, and is popular with scuba divers, but also has an abundance of vibrant markets and incredible seafood.
The stats on its tourism, however, are pretty wild. According to the study, the island hosts around 118 tourists for every local resident. But phu*ket’s not the only overcrowded destination in Thailand. Ranking in second and third place on the list are Pattaya and Krabi, two more super popular Thai holiday destinations.
The top 10 list is also occupied by two Turkish destinations, Mugla and Hurghada, and two Greek destinations, Heraklion and Rhodes.
Here are the top 10 most overcrowded tourist destinations in the world, according to MoneyTranfer.com
- phu*ket, Thailand
- Pattaya, Thailand
- Krabi, Thailand
- Mugla, Turkey
- Hurghada, Turkey
- Macau, China
- Heraklion, Greece
- Venice, Italy
- Rhodes, Greece
- Miami, USA
Did you see that these countries have officially been named the best in the world?
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