Please don’t come!The world’s top 9 “avoidable tourist attractions” revealed: Mount Fuji and Venice are on the list

Many Chinese have already planned to travel abroad in 2024. Compared with the excitement of tourists, the well-known American travel magazine “Fodor’s Travel” goes in the opposite direction every year and announces the “9 top tourist attractions in the world” for next year, including Japan. Mount Fuji, Venice, Italy, Halong Bay, Vietnam, etc. Fodor’s Travel said that due to the overload of tourists, many tourist attractions are no longer able to bear the impact of environmental pollution and tourism hazards. Just like Mount Fuji, PET bottles filled with urine are everywhere.

Fodor’s Travel recently announced on Facebook the world’s top 9 tourist attractions to avoid visiting in 2024. Four of them are in Asia, namely Mount Fuji in Japan, the Ganges River in India, Halong Bay in Vietnam, and Koh Samui in Thailand. The rest are located in the U.S. and Europe. Venice, Italy, Athens, Greece, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in California, Lake Superior, and the Atacama Desert in Chile.

Fodor’s Travel pointed out that due to the “instagram effect”, the beautiful photos of the above-mentioned places have been circulated around the world, causing a tourist trend. The purpose of the magazine publishing this list every year is not to accuse and abuse tourists, but to express respect and protection for the listed cities and places. They can be sustainable, “but our admiration and experience of these places cannot be sustainable.” This year’s banned list revolves around three themes, “over-tourism”, “excessive waste generation”, “impacting water quality”, etc.

Fodor’s Travel said the number of climbers on Japan’s Mount Fuji has exploded in recent years. However, local authorities found that many travelers did not fully understand the risks involved in climbing Mount Fuji, leading to overcrowding at the top of the sacred mountain and putting themselves at risk. In addition, many hikers are unwilling to pay the 1,000 yen for safety and environmental maintenance fees. They also leave a large amount of garbage and PET bottles filled with urine in the process, and they rely on volunteers to clean up, causing a headache for the locals.

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Because of the charming waters of Ha Long Bay, it attracts a large number of international tourists to enjoy water activities, including snorkeling, water sports and fishing. As a result, the local area is full of garbage, the environment is affected by diesel, and it causes unbearable pollution to the natural environment.

Ganges river in India

The Ganges River, the source of life for the people, has faced a reduction in flow in recent years. The arrival of luxury cruise ships has also brought about the crisis of garbage pollution and endangered freshwater dolphins.

Koh Samui, Thailand

After the arrival of tourists, up to 70% of the local water resources are consumed, exacerbating the island’s fresh water shortage problem, and the people are living in a dilemma of fresh water shortage.

Venice, Italy

Venice has long been affected by subsidence and is in danger of being flooded. However, the ever-increasing flow of tourists has added to the pressure. Even if the local government introduces a tourist tax of “5 euros for day-trippers over 14 years old”, it still cannot improve the problem.

Athens, Greece

Due to the government’s lack of a tourism pollution management plan, the Acropolis of Athens cannot help but put this world heritage site in danger of being destroyed. The local traditional way of life is also destroyed with the arrival of tourists.

Fodor’s Travel pointed out that the daily visitor limit for the Acropolis has been lowered from 23,000 to 20,000, and for the Parthenon, 17,000, but this is still too much. The rocks of these monuments have been damaged by tourists, and the only access is the gate. was destroyed, and the newly built channel did not alleviate the congestion situation.

Lake Superior on the border between the United States and Canada is the largest freshwater lake on earth. Human visitation threatens the local ecology, including species invasion, rapid algae reproduction, fish consumption warnings, etc. The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in the United States was graffitied and littered by tourists.

Chile is the largest importer of used clothes in South America, with up to 60,000 tons flowing in every year. The Atacama Desert is plagued by garbage landfills, which seriously pollute the local environment.

It is one of the best natural resources in the country, but the environmental protection management methods of the desert conflict with this marketing point. The piles of fast fashion clothing waste are seriously polluting and shocking.

Fodor’s Travel appeals that this list of nine places to avoid is not for travelers to avoid completely, but to remind travelers to carefully protect the local environment and culture while traveling, and to respect people and places everywhere.

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