Five Places Showing The Adverse Effects Of Tourism

If there is one thing that makes it satisfying to go on vacation, it might be the ability to appreciate the existing world in other countries and think that we contribute effectively to this particular country's economy. The problem is, activities will always create produce and waste at the same time -- and the "waste" is accumulating in these places slowly being destroyed by something everyone loves to do indirectly.

In the Himalayas are great, lifetime-achievement treks such as climbs up Mount Everest. Hollywood is still an amazing travel agent, yet according to Trip Hobo, the more number of travelers attempt climbing Mount Everest, the more trash is left atop the mountains. Call it irresponsible tourism but carbon footprints during vacations do not show basic respect.

Indonesia's Bali and its pristine beaches have helped boost the local economy. In exchange, travelers have not only left accumulating trash and waste in the region, but also poorly managed roads, jungles mangled to make space for advertisements and the forced eviction of natural habitat making Bali an ecological time bomb.

Aside from direct trash accumulating and destroying tourist spots, according to The Independent UK, Cambodia's peculiar "orphanage tourism" is becoming exaggerated to the point The Independent says false orphanages near famous tourist spots house children who truly have homes and pose as orphans for entertainment or opportunities to sell "handmade" post cards for profit.

Spain's Barcelona citizens are alarmed by foreign tourism -- specifically the conduct of visitors -- rather than economic troubles spawning poverty. The capital has its huge share of tourists that have driven its economy but it has encouraged a great deal of misconduct from both foreign travelers and opportunistic local tour operators -- encouraging the local mayor to draw some lines to prevent further entropy.

Masai Mara, one of the world's premier wildlife reserves and safari parks, is in danger of losing its natural wildlife due to ecological tampering by tourists and guides. Thousands of tourists and guides guarantee the economic success of these reserves but limit the natural wildlife ecosystem due to intended interference to observe the animals in their natural habitat.