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Annual ‘No Visit’ 2020 travel list names Bali and Barcelona

A list of ‘no-go’ destinations for 2020. - by Laura Barry
  • 21 Nov 2019

Many people have places such as Bali, Cambodia, Barcelona or Thailand on their travel bucket list, but one travel authority has identified the cities that we shouldn’t be visiting due to ethical, environmental or political reasons.

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Trusted online travel resource Fodor’s Travel has released its annual Fodor’s No List for 2020, and it has named some of the world’s most popular destinations as places to avoid visiting in 2020.

The list singles out locations that are suffering from environmental, ethical or political issues and the purpose of doing so is to encourage travellers to be more responsible as they venture around the world. 

“Every year, we use the No List to highlight issues—ethical, environmental, sometimes even political—that we’re thinking about before, during, and long after we travel. For this year’s No List, as we do every year, we highlight places and issues that give us pause,” write the Fodor editors.

“Being featured on the No List is not a scarlet letter. Rather, it’s a promise that when we do cover the destinations mentioned here–all of which are, truly, wondrous places–we’ll be doing so responsibly, warts and all.”

The destinations in the No List were broken up into categories of reasons why we shouldn’t be visiting them, such as overtourism, insecure personal safety, tourist taxes, political and environmental issues.

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The 13 destinations that made Fodor’s No List 2020

Places that have suffered at the hands of overtourism and need a break

  • Barcelona, Spain – lack of accessibility due to overtourism
  • Big Sur, California – Doesn’t yet have the infrastructure to support large tourist numbers
  • Angkor Wat, Cambodia – the temple is suffering from structural damage due to overtourism
  • Bali, Indonesia – Increased levels of environmental and cultural issues due to overtourism
  • Hanoi Train Street, Vietnam – overtourism has resulted in increased safety issues

Places that can put your personal safety at risk

  • Matterhorn, Switzerland – seven climbers died attempting the summit in 2019, 11 in 2018
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Areas that require environmental healing

  • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA
  • Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel, Mexico

Places considering tourist taxes to reduce overtourism

  • Galapágos National Park, Ecuador
  • Komodo Island, Indonesia

Places where it may not be safe to consume alcohol

  • Mexico
  • Costa Rica, Central America
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Tourist attractions that need to stop

  • Elephant riding, Thailand

A city safe for tourists, dangerous for locals

  • Cape Town, South Africa

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Laura Barry is a writer, bookworm and interior design enthusiast with a love for reporting on all things homes, travel and lifestyle. When not tapping away at her keyboard, Laura can be found making endless cups of tea or perusing the shelves of Sydney’s many bookstores.

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