OVER half of tourists have admitted to experiencing troublesome "tourist syndrome" - and you may discover that you are guilty too. The latest survey of 1,231 adults by travel analysts at Radical Storage has found the behaviour "threatens the future freedom of travel". 2 The research has even found the most common offences that tourists have admitted to doing Credit: Alamy The October data has found that 56.
5 percent of people will do " something out of character " while travelling. The co-founder at Radical Storage, Giacomo Piva, told USA Today Travel : "Unfortunately, the findings of this survey confirm what we already know. "The tourism industry may have recovered from the impact of COVID-19, but sadly the epidemic of bad behaviour continues to threaten the future freedom of travel, with anti-tourist protests sweeping Europe.
"The fact that 56.5% of people admitted to behaving badly and experiencing 'tourist syndrome' on vacation shows us that this issue isn’t about the few ruining travel for the many – but the many ruining travel for us all." Read more Travel News HO HO GO Affordable European Christmas market where it's still t-shirt weather in December GETTING WARMER Best winter sun destinations that are less than six hours from the UK Out of those taking part in the research, Gen Z was the largest group to admit to acting out.
Some 72 percent of those born between 1997 and 2012 said they were guilty of the offence. Nearly half of those questioned suggested social med.