Too Many People Want to Travel 

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"As a tourist, I hate other tourists"

Dating sites are full of people who say they love travel.

The worst aspect of tourism is when people travel to iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower just to get instagram likes, or to just say they traveled there, and don't bother to learn more about the places they travel to, except for where all the best hubs are and stuff like that. As a result, these cities/towns/countries begin to feel less like real places and more like computer desktop backgrounds. These places obviously don't exist solely for tourists and while there is nothing wrong with wanting to see them, it's important to have a deeper understanding of the palces/people surrounding it.

That picture of an overcrowded Everest still gives me the shakes to this day, man

It's really sad to see sensitive environments and historical places being destroyed by careless tourists. Tourism isn't essentially bad. But there are hiking trails and fences for specific reasons and going off-trail or hopping that fence for a selfie is disgusting, irresponsible, and often illegal. When you go to a National Park or similar place, listen to the rangers, learn the rules, and please be respectful of not only the environment and the people whose jobs it is to protect those places, but all the other people who came to enjoy that special place.

Still lots of room if you choose the road less traveled. Come on people be original, exploring is the real adventure

Not surprising, considering there are so many people on the planet, and of course they all want similar things.

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Machu picchu will be closed forever because of over tourism.

I was convinced by Yuval Noah Harari's argument that tourism is a modern form of consumerism. Companies used to sell us diamond rings and tell us we'll feel better about ourselves if we buy it, now they sell us "experiences".

Too many tourist in Venice. Wish they put a limit on the cruises that come

Random pro tip: you're the same person before, and after being a tourist. You are not suddenly a chick magnet, and you are not immune to falling off cliffs.

Just stop going where everyone else is going, problem solved

People don't really want to travel. They want edgy Instagram photos.

I live in Berlin. When I want to travel (which isn't very often), I pack one my bicycles with camping stuff and start at the border of my city. Longest trip was to Sweden, but I am also fine with staying in my country. My main idea of travel is sports (doing 100 Kilometer in 5 hours), simplicity (camping site) and as LESS PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. I don't get, why people are making themselves generic cloned slaves of Instagram and why they worship mass stupidity.

Not travelling has also become something people will shame you for. I don't have the travel bug, sure it looks fun and maybe I'll go to a couple of nice places during my lifetime but tell that to people and they'll act like you just committed a horrible crime.

I travel often...via Google Earth, supplemented by reading and watching documentaries. I know it’s not the same as experiencing a place firsthand, but it’s a cheap, uncrowded way to learn about the world.

I will never see Joker stairs the same ever again because of tourists there

"Buy now pay later" lifestyle is part of the problem

I'm waiting for "Not A World Traveler Chic" to happen. You know it will.

It is because traveling has become cheaper now, unlike before. Plus globalization increased the numbers of tourists too

So many people travel just to get the picture for instagram.

COVID-19 just solved rapidly the over-turism

My daughter & I have tons of fun doing overnight trips within 400 miles from home. We take trains & busses whenever we can! ✌❤🌎

It’s all about getting the photo not enjoying the experience

Damn, people should really stop traveling so much.. Everyone else at least. Except for me, I love travel and should keep doing it.

“They are very happy when we talk about individual responsibility” THIS. Global warming is not caused by the little people going on vacation, using plastic straws, or driving to work. It’s caused by the people at the top who force everyone to emit and refuse to wake up to how unsustainable the entire system has become. I’m happy he said that at the end, it’s the truth

I've been to Venice in the summer and it was unbearable, the best places are the ones where tourist buses don't go to and that you have to search for to get there.

A hard to swallow pill: travelling the world does not make you interesting or worldly by itself

Being a tourist that sees one of the world's wonders very rarely changes people, it is often a tick on their "bucket" list. What changes people through travel is living in different countries, experiencing different cultures, making local friends and living a different lifestyle than the one you were born into. There is a world of difference between a tourist, who's usually in a place because it is trendy, or to visit buildings and monuments and travellers, who want to learn about the world, it's people and cultures, it's beauty and squalor.

Debt made over tourism possible.

People arguing about over tourism when they themselves are traveling the world thinking about over tourism. These people on this video wish they had the world to themselves and hate others around them during their tour...

That's why I only travel to dangerous countries

was in venice on a school trip, it was more sad than anything that there are no jobs there other than in tourism and how our tour guide talked about how the local population had shrunken since her childhood bc so many people had left, and it was so insanely over crowded with tourists i felt like guilty for being there, but it was almost paradoxical, it’s the tourism the ruined this place but they also rely on it now.

I hate that now I have to constantly make sure me or my kids are not photobombing other people's precious selfies. Like I'm enjoying the view and I hear someone whisper, "not yet. Wait for them to leave" Ugh!

Europe and America can afford to think about these things because they have been among the richest for centuries. For developing countries they need every source of income and some of it is even a huge percentage of the country's GDP like Thailand who needs the income to invest in the other sectors. It's unfair for all the developed country suddenly pushing all of this when they did the same things decades ago when they were developing

Coronavirus : HOLD my beer

Therefore go to other places where there aren't that much tourist.

The point mentioned at the four minute mark addresses the real problem. It's not individual travelers or flights, it's not a hiker taking selfies at a famous overlook which does the vast majority of harm to the environment. Its the entire system of consumption, energy production, and waste of resources that is doing the harm. Industries and corporations do whatever they deem necessary to increase production and profit margins, and we as consumers by and large support those efforts by voting with our dollars.

“To be a mass tourist, for me, is to become a pure late-date American: alien, ignorant, greedy for something you cannot ever have, disappointed in a way you can never admit. It is to spoil, by way of sheer ontology, the very unspoiledness you are there to experience, It is to impose yourself on places that in all non-economic ways would be better, realer, without you. It is, in lines and gridlock and transaction after transaction, to confront a dimension of yourself that is as inescapable as it is painful: As a tourist, you become economically significant but existentially loathsome, an insect on a dead thing.” David Foster Wallace

A friend of mine has been to europe with his family every single year since 2015, they're $60,000 (USD) in debt just from travelling.

I now live in a place that most consider a vacation spot, so my brain still associates it with vacation. For me, it's just a matter of how much work I want to put into exploring new stuff versus staying in my routine. Living in a warm climate has not brought back any desire to travel to any place that gets cold, at least during the chilly months. I usually play beach volleyball two or three times a week, I dance and play drums twice a week, and that leaves me with a few days to either stay home or hang out with others. When I went to Chicago last year, I did the same thing, so it really didn't add much to my life; the long-distance relationships just tended to fade away. I am more focused on meeting friends locally than I am meeting people abroad. Maybe I would travel more if it related to a project that I am working on or if there was an event where I was to meet a lot of like-minded people. Additionally, traveling can be overstimulating and if traveling with another person, the logistics is a lot of work. I don't like driving in traffic, I don't like the restrictions and how much time is spent at the airport, I don't like dealing with rental cars, or searching for hotels or restaurants. I am much more a person that likes exploring locally on foot or by bicycle, or by POV. I prefer making my own food and abiding by my own timeline. I often find more intrigue by reading about a person, place or thing, or by watching a documentary than I would if I were to just go there; that is, only when it comes to using a few of my senses to experience my destination.

I went to a museum in seattle and it was so sad to me. Just crowds of people taking pictures of every exhibit. Like hello experience something through your eyes. Learn something and move along. Also you know all the pics at museums are gonna be reflections of the person in the glass lol

I'm a frequent flyer, and over the past ten years, I've seen an unprecedented increase in tourism. International airports and flights used to be half-full certain times of the year but are now running at 100% capacity year-round. I can't remember the last time I had a row of seats to myself.

When you think "fuck, there's so many people here" And then realise you're there too.

This is why I travel deep into forests wherever i go. Cities are all the same, nature is vastly different globally

There’s usually something worth seeing and appreciating in our own hometowns. It doesn’t make much sense to me to want to see the world without first learning the ins and ours about my own home.

All these girls feel the need to take the same pictures they've seen posted on social media, and need to take 7 of each.

"Vacation" today also means an extravagant trip overseas. NOt just somewhere in the same country you live, like going to a different state. People want lavish

Cheat code: Travel in the off-season to the *most popular* places, shoulder season to the *popular* places, and peak season to the *unpopular* places.

I love the underlying pseudo-elitism here. "Too many people travelling" is like "too many people buying homes/cars", or "too many people getting degrees". Yes it's amazing what happens when the masses are finally able to afford the privileges of the rich few isn't it?

There's simply too many people on earth.

It’s good that you showed both arguments for and against tourism. I think travelling is overrated. Popular tourist spots are overcrowded, natural sceneries permanently damaged, leaves you tired and craving for more, and so called “authentic” local cuisine taste the same as similar dishes in your hometown. All so people can post in social media and brag “I’ve been there”!

Spend one minute on Tinder and you really see just how sick this whole 'I'm a traveller chick' thing is. People see it as their personality and it's fucked up because it doesn't mean anything. I think it started when the term 'wanderlust' became a thing on instagram.

i went to japan and there were only me and my friends, werent really many tourists. perhaps because most of the places that we visited were old temple and garden. We were on a very tight budget so we went to free and public places and do activities like hiking and just plain old sightseeing, and yet still have that instagrammable photos hahahah

It’s crazy watching this post COVID-19 and thinking about the impact on tourism now and in the years to come.

December 2019: Too many people want to travel! Coronavirus 2020: As you wish

Forget the economic pressures the people go through when tourism ends up "pricing out locals of their own cities". Out of control tourism also deteriorates the very fabric of social cohesion. Let us acknowledge the real tragedies people!

There's a huge stigma that if you don't travel, that you are missing out on life. You can travel, but you don't have to post everything about it on social media!

I literally finished writing a dissertation related to this on monday xD lol

Been saying for years if people couldn't Instagram their trips, would they even say they love to travel as much

Next, do a video about how people are too isolated by the internet social media and need to leave their house more often.😉

Alas, I highly doubt one can put the genie back in the bottle - pandora's box and all that.

... I have to wonder what people do with the experience. I have an interest in Eastern religion so I'd love to visit some of their historical/holy places. Engage with people born into that culture so I can learn about it on a whole different level. Some of this shit seems really shallow though, like doing shit because you saw it on Instagram. -_-

I'm 36, never really travelled and now I'm feeling a bit good about it. 😅

Yep. People live, people do. You can't stop people from doing things. This seems just a little snotty to me.

Nice try guys, but im still going to travel

As usual, the environemntal cost is high, but the finacial profit is high too. Guess which always wins!

Ask yourself before you book a trip somewhere, "am I just going there so I can post the selfie online?".

The irony of this video coming out right as Corona was kicking off its world tour.

Yeah traveling is a funny thing. The more people that do it the less interesting it is.

Love how when they talk about different culture, all they’ve shown is Japanese culture.

Tourism is a bit like that annoying neighbour that is peeking into your yard.

I sold my car and bought a bike. I tourist around my city and state.

Hi, you're watching why we are having a global coronavirus epidemic.

My last big trip was to Paris and London in 2012 after caving in to husband's wishes. I spent two-weeks counting down the days to getting home. The historical sites are much more entertaining and informative on television. My feet hurt, hard to find a toilet when you need one, tired of eating out. I do not understand the appeal of travel at all. I spend my vacations at home now and enjoy every second of it. Air travel is so bad now, it will take the death of family member to get on board again.

I now prefer to travel through my subscription to National Geographic magazine. I have a very comfortable armchair with good lighting, there is no line for the toilet, and the photographs don't have a bunch of strange heads blocking my view. If I have any questions or a deeper interest, wikipedia and the internet are almost as good as any tourist guide.

As homes and vehicles become increasingly unaffordable, travel is an appealing and relatively affordable luxury. To avoid contributing to overtourism, try to go to places that are less popular...and have a more authentic and more budget-friendly experience.

I am not on Instagram or Facebook. I have my own woodlot. I grow trees for a hobby. I travel mostly within my country, ideally in my own region. I am a very happy person.

Thanks for this awesome video Atlantic team! I never really thought a lot about the problems that tourism can pose to a place until I visited Paris for two weeks this past July. I fantasized about going to Paris for like 10 years, and the level of tourism there honestly ruined my experience. All of the national monuments and historic spaces were full to the point of causing me to feel very stressed and anxious - I almost had a panic attack in the Italian section of the Louvre (and I have NEVER felt this way in any other art museum in the world). In certain cases, such as the Louvre and Versailles, I couldn't enjoy much of the art because I was packed shoulder to shoulder with tourists taking photos of every single thing on their phones or tablets, completely blocking the art they were there to "appreciate." While I was there, I rarely had unique Parisian moments where I wasn't surrounded by hoards of international tourists, which honestly made the entire journey feel not as French / Parisian as I imaged. I left feeling super disappointed in my trip, and it made me reflect on the damage that over tourism can cause to a city. However, it's such a difficult topic because it truly is a privilege for people to be able to experience the joys of international travel!

In the 80"s I visited a beach on Naxos, a beautiful long sandy beach with starry skies and the scent of Ceder in the evening. A third of the beach was off limits as it was a reserve for nesting site for turtles. Behind the beach was a sort of dusty track then a path. Behind green scrub and woodland , where a couple of farmers single story shacks had been made into studio's, there was a campsite for backbackers and a couple of Taverns with very dim lighting, Greek food, and, sometimes acoustic, live music. The nightlife happened in a tiny windmill which had been converted into a tiny night bar.There was no light pollution of any kind of litter. A little boat left a tiny jetty at Sundown returning day trippers to Naxos Town. And the beach was then abandoned to the small number of backbackers and locals. I visited twenty years later it was horrendous. Lots of bars, condos, electric signs, traffic, noise, loud music, litter, hawkers, fat, sunburned tourist either dunking or arguing ,. The main strip smelled of fried food, and fumes, not Ceder as before and the sound of the waves lapping the sandy shore was completely drowned out, the tranquil atmosphere had been snuffed out and only and I was left with a ghostly vestige of the former tranquility and beauty. The little Windmill was still there, derelict, squeeze down a short bind sandwiched between two busy businesses. When I first visited there was no mass tourism. It was, before the airport was built. Now years later I realised I was a part of the problem.

For the tourist side of things, I think some people just need to put their phones down more when visiting tourist sites. Copying the same photos from social media, is like buying the same postcards (those are still a thing these days). In fact, why not do that? You have postcards that can have a full view of the sites your visiting without the mass crowds of people. Everyone has their own preference on social media for posting photos, I still do take some photos at least. But we don't need to see you everytime when visiting somewhere famous, and with a random facial expression that just embarrasses yourself in public 😂

Yeah 'travelling' became suddenly popular. I'm a 90's kid, when I was young, travelling abroad is considered 'expensive' in my 3rd world homeland and yet now every person in their 30's and 20's travel a lot that some are doing it monthly. It's crazy, I don't know where the heck they get the money and time to do it.

Sometimes I don't take pictures when I travel and people think i was lying that I was traveling😂 If its not documented it didn't happened-thats the mindset a lot of people have

When talking about flightshame you gotta remember that aviation is responsible for ~2% of co2 emissions. Electricity generation is responsible for >30%, agriculture 11% and manufacturing 12% Those are some of the biggest ones we should be looking into. Nuclear and molten salt heliostats are probably the best options as of now. The largest fusion reactor project as of now is estimated to cost ~25B€ which compared to the >200B€ Europeans spend on Christmas presents each year isn't a whole lot. Vote for politicians who further real climate policies. Change must come from the top.

Poorly timed video 😷 amazing what 3 months has done.

During the climbing season There are atleast 200 people waiting everyday in 'The Death zone' of The Mt Everest to take a selfie at the top.

These are only over tourism places that most “influencers” go to. Don’t want the crowds go to countries most people don’t go to. Try Paraguay, Uruguay, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan, or even Eastern Europe, Africa is on the rise. Places like Western Europe and South East Asia are the only places people go to now a days.

Lesson of the day: *its okay to go on trips as long as you respect the environment ( don’t grow your trash on the floor ) as respect the rules ( don’t go where your not supposed to)*

The common thread of over tourism is the rise of social media, and travel influencers. Image posts spreads word faster about destinations more than anything the modern world has ever seen before. Booked flights, booked accommodations and plethora of images wanting to be taken by the hundreds of thousands + and that footprint is astronomical. For all the cool things about social media it comes with the not so good. Not sure what the solution is it’s just what so for now.

Kinda weird that as soon as people from developing countries started to travel this became a "problem" it wasn't bad before seriously.

“Tourism is getting out of hand!” Coronavirus: hold my beer

Travel is over rated! Once you’ve traveled enough you’ll realize a city is a city, a building is a building & humanity is humanity

Honestly lately I've really wanted to travel to Italy lately, despite never having the urge to travel before, just because my best friend of several years lives there. I loooooove idly talking with him about cultural differences with him and would absolutely love to go and spend a week with him, see his house, go to his favorite restaurant, etc etc

I'm still going to travel.

social media ruined travel.facts.

I feel so guilty that I laughed when they showed the number of deaths from people taking selfies.

In Dark Souls 2, there's a character called Blacksmith Lenigrast who has some interesting wise words about over travelling too much in one's life. "A man ought to labour with his feet planted firmly in the earth." "Not roam around like you flirtatious vagabonds." "Drat, you're worse than my reckless daughter." "Don't spend you're whole life in transit, you hear?" "Now, there's a time for travels, but you can't wander the world forever. "Even you must have someone waiting back home…"

The "crisis" is that the middle class is getting in the way of the upper-crust traveling. This must stop!