Read preview"I can't wait for my trip to France — I'm planning to visit all the tourist traps!
Despite all the negative connotations around "tourist traps," most travelers to a new place can't help but visit the sites that attract a lot of tourists.
AdvertisementThere's room for debate over what exactly counts as a tourist trap — can the historic and gorgeous Venice canals really be considered a tourist trap, even with the souvenir vendors and flocks of selfie-taking visitors?
Although nearly all respondents acknowledged recently visiting a tourist trap, almost 70% said their visit to a tourist trap diminished their overall enjoyment of their trip.
Avoiding so-called tourist traps, or at least spending less time at them, could also help curb the impacts of overtourism.
Persons:
—, Notre Dame —, they've, hadn't
Organizations:
Service, France —, Louvre, Notre Dame, Business, Winchester Mystery House, UFO Museum, Research Center
Locations:
France, Paris, Venice, Niagara Falls, Moulin Rouge, Iceland, San Francisco, San Jose , California, Roswell , New Mexico