Avoid these 15 popular travel destinations in 2025, Fodors experts warn heres why

If you’re planning your 2025 vacations already, you might want to avoid these places.Fodor’s has released its 2025 “No List” — a list of destinations that tourists should reconsider visiting because they are “suffering from untenable popularity” and “collapsing under the burden of their own prominence.”The travel guide starts with Perennial No List Destinations, which “keep getting called out, but things don’t seem to improve.And in many cases, they’re getting worse.”Topping the perennial list is Bali, Indonesia, where overtourism has created a “plastic apocalypse.”Fodor’s noted that Bali’s tourism industry and environment are trapped in a vicious, “fragile” cycle: The economy thrives on hospitality, which relies on the natural landscapes.The island had around 5.3 million international visitors in 2023, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics for Bali Province.

That has boosted the economy but strained the infrastructure, leaving once-pristine beaches buried under piles of trash.“Overtourism affects the very core of Balinese life,” Kristin Winkaffe, a sustainable travel expert focusing on Southeast Asia, told Fodor’s.“Without change, we’re risking more than just beautiful scenery—we’re at risk of losing cultural identity itself.”Also making the perennial list are “European destinations where locals don’t want you.”This summer, protests broke out over tourism in places such as Barcelona, Mallorca, the Canary Islands and Venice.

In places like Lisbon, and virtually all popular European destinations, the cost of housing and living has been driven up by tourism.About 60% of dwellings in Lisbon are now vacation accommodations, reducing supply and increasing demand and costs, according to Fodor’sKoh Samui, Thailand, also made the list, and while it’s always suffered from overtourism, many fear what will happen when the new season of the Max hit drama “The White Lotus” — which will be set in the...