Overtourism is a problem in many places, but not everywhere.
The real issue is that people keep going to the same places as everyone else, instead of checking out the less-traveled places.
The real issue is that people keep going to the same places as everyone else, instead of checking out the less-traveled places.
Every once in a while, I will come across a video on Youtube where some vlogger is at some beach in Thailand or popular touristy night market, or other backpacker haunt and I think, "why do we do this to ourselves?...might as well go to your local nightlife district/beach rather then flying to the other side of the world and going to their nightlife district/beach...". Seems boring.
Having grown up in a tourism destination I personally think it's all shit but they serve a useful purpose of keeping the vacationers mostly concentrated. Better to have the trash in the landfill than on the streets.