The ‘No List’ serves as a call for sustainable travel attempts to alleviate pressure on local communities and ecosystems. Below are key highlights from Fodor’s 2025 list, tailored to focus on Europe. Many of these locations face challenges such as rising costs of living for locals, environmental degradation, and strained infrastructure, worsened by an influx of visitors.
Fodor’s aims to balance tourism’s benefits with the need to preserve cultural and natural heritage. Most Read on Euro Weekly News Bali, a top tourist destination, faces severe environmental stress due to overtourism. Over 1.
6 million tonnes of waste are generated annually, with only 7 per cent of plastic waste being recycled. Beaches like Kuta are buried under trash, and infrastructure struggles to keep pace with the influx of tourists – 3.5 million in the first half of 2024 alone.
The key issues are: rapid urban development threatens natural habitats. Plus, waste management systems are inadequate, with 33,000 tonnes of plastic entering rivers and oceans annually. Mount Everest’s allure has drawn unprecedented tourist numbers, with permits for climbers reaching a record 487 in 2023.
The result? Over 30 tonnes of trash and human waste remain on its slopes each climbing season, threatening the fragile ecosystem. Spain’s iconic Barcelona sees over 10,000 vacation rentals driving up housing costs by 68 per cent in a decade. , demanding stricter regulations.
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