Full list of iconic tourist destinations at risk of destruction due to tourism

We all have our travel bucket lists, but there are a growing number of places suffering from overtourism – or, frankly, no locals. want you are visiting.

Now the list has revealed the trips you should avoid in 2025, with one famous UK destination spanning 516 miles of coastline getting a mention.

The North Coast 500 tour covers northern Scotland and was conceived in 2015 by the local tourism board.

It includes many stunning beauty spots along the way, including Applecross, Ullapool, Sandwood Bay and Durness Beach, and was visited by a whopping 29,000 people in its first year.

Nearly 10 years later, however, locals are becoming increasingly concerned about the overtourism this scenic route has brought to the area, from the trash travelers leave behind to the congestion building up on the roads.

What are the problems with the North Coast 500?

It may cross some beautiful places and bring economic benefits to local communities, but not everyone is happy with how the North Coast 500 project has gone, as Fodor’s 2025 Elimination List highlights.

And while Reddit is full of threads asking for tips and suggestions for the North Coast 500, it’s also receiving its fair share of criticism from locals.

There’s even a Facebook group called NC500 The Dirty Truth dedicated to sharing the realities of the coastal route, including complaints about love castles along bridges and mountains of trash amid already full trash cans.

“It’s not the campers I hate, it’s the people who use roadside spots as parking spots and leave their trash lying around,” @Next_Reflection4664 wrote, adding that they’ve even seen people “emptying their chemical toilets” into the lakes. .

As many have noted, the popularity of this route increased sharply immediately after the end of quarantine, even before many other countries opened their borders to tourists. So the Brits looked for more local options – and as @Alah2 muses, “every camping spot (and) every beautiful spot was filled.”

“What I didn’t like were the people who didn’t care about the places they stayed at. People were going to the toilet on the side of the road (and) even though the trash cans were full, people were leaving garbage bags near them instead of finding others, which were then torn apart by animals,” they added.

“You hear this a lot in Sky. Some RVs are so wide that they are set back slightly from the single track roads on either side. Given their large numbers, they cause damage to roads and also cause traffic jams and parking in driveways,” wrote @squirrelfoot.

What else was included in Fodor’s 2025 Ban List?

The North Coast 500 isn’t the only destination that Fodor says is experiencing “unsustainable pressure on land and local communities.”

Bali, Indonesia

Bali in Indonesia also topped the list, welcoming 5,273,258 foreign visitors in 2023, up 144% from 2022.

In fact, the destination has been struggling with overtourism to such an extent that authorities are now overseeing the development of artificial islands in Benoa Bay, consisting of 12 islands that are planned to host a golf course, a theme park, several luxury resorts and even Formula One. 1 hippodrome.

“European Destinations Where Locals Don’t Want You”

The list also mentions each and every European destination where the locals “don’t want you”, including Barcelona, ​​Majorca and the Canary Islands.

In July, protesters took to the streets of the Catalan capital with water pistols to protest against mass tourism. Thousands of visitors at popular spots sprayed visitors with water pistols and chanted “go home.”

Residents are also increasingly frustrated by the lack of affordable housing options, leading Barcelona’s mayor to vow to abolish short-term rentals for tourists within five years.

Mount Everest

And, of course, Everest was mentioned. While Everest-related tourism undoubtedly brings millions of dollars into Nepal’s economy, there are growing concerns about the environmental impact due to excessive litter and microplastic pollution.

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee was founded in 1991 to keep the region clean through controlled waste collection, but such local initiatives are increasingly unable to cope with the huge number of climbers visiting the world’s tallest mountain.

Although only about 800 people attempt to summit Everest each year, Sagarmatha National Park welcomes about 100,000 people every year, and Everest Base Camp is visited by 500 people every day.

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