Fodor’s Travel has released its annual “No List” for 2026, identifying eight destinations across four continents where visitors should reconsider traveling due to severe overtourism impacts. The list spans from Antarctica’s frozen wilderness to Paris’s cobblestone streets, highlighting locations where mass tourism threatens local communities and fragile ecosystems.
International tourist arrivals increased 5 percent globally in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. This surge has pushed numerous beloved destinations beyond their sustainable capacity, prompting travel experts to sound the alarm about environmental degradation, housing crises, and infrastructure strain.
The guide emphasizes this is not a boycott but rather what the company describes as a gentle nudge to ease pressure on destinations struggling under unsustainable visitor numbers. Longtime readers may notice familiar names like Venice and Barcelona absent from this year’s list, though these destinations remain deeply challenged by overtourism. Fodor’s explains the decision to shift focus, aiming to draw attention to other hotspots reaching critical breaking points.
Antarctica leads the list despite being one of Earth’s most remote locations. Approximately 120,000 people visited the frozen continent during the 2023-2024 season. The number of tourists visiting Antarctica increased tenfold between 1992 and 2020, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The conservation group notes that travel to Antarctica has a high carbon footprint and can damage sites and disturb wildlife. Scientists and conservation organizations have called for additional measures to protect Antarctica’s ecosystem as tourism continues growing.
Spain’s Canary Islands received 7.8 million visitors in the first half of 2025 alone, triggering multiple mass protests from frustrated residents. Thousands of locals have taken to the streets, carrying banners and chanting demands for restrictions on visitor numbers. The tourist influx has driven up housing costs, worsened traffic congestion, and caused environmental degradation throughout the Spanish archipelago. Short-term rental platforms have pushed property values and rental prices beyond reach for many young people and longtime residents.
Glacier National Park in Montana, United States, drew more than 3.2 million visitors in 2024, creating intense pressure on park resources. The park faces a dangerous combination of climate change and overtourism. Of the estimated 150 glaciers present when the park was established in 1910, only 27 remain today, with scientists projecting they will vanish by 2030. Michael Jamison, Northern Rockies campaign director for the National Parks Conservation Association, told Fodor’s that the challenges are absolutely unprecedented. Jamison emphasized that never before in Glacier Park’s history have so many existential threats converged simultaneously.
The phenomenon of last-chance tourism has created a destructive feedback loop at Glacier. Visitors rush to see glaciers before they melt, but their travel accelerates the warming that destroys these natural wonders. The park is warming at nearly twice the global average. Traffic congestion on Going-to-the-Sun Road, wildlife disturbances, littering, and illegal parking compound the environmental pressures already straining park resources and staff.
Isola Sacra, a coastal community located approximately 20 miles southwest of Rome, Italy faces heated controversy after authorities approved plans for a new port that will accommodate mega cruise ships. Local residents and environmental advocates have fought against the project since 2010, warning it threatens the fragile coastal ecosystem of dunes, wetlands, agricultural land, and unique vegetation. The planned port will include berths for approximately 1,000 small boats and accommodate cruise ships carrying up to 6,000 passengers.
Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region welcomed over 1 million visitors to Jungfraujoch alone in 2024, representing a 5.1 percent increase from 2023. The UNESCO World Heritage Site struggles to manage its tourism surge while protecting natural resources and maintaining the quality of life for area residents. Day-trippers place particular strain on infrastructure without contributing to maintenance through visitor taxes. The Aletsch Glacier has retreated by more than 1.4 miles over the past 75 years. Short-term rentals through platforms like Airbnb have worsened housing shortages, making homes increasingly unaffordable for young people and longtime residents throughout the region.
Mexico City experienced fierce protests on July 4, 2025, as residents demonstrated against gentrification and the impacts of mass tourism. The influx of foreign visitors and remote workers began around 2020 when Americans arrived to work remotely, avoid coronavirus restrictions, and capitalize on cheaper living costs. President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned xenophobic language used by some demonstrators, though protest organizers insisted their campaign targeted government policies rather than foreigners. New regulations will cap short-term rentals at 180 nights annually, though enforcement doesn’t begin until after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, when Mexico City hosts five matches.
Mombasa, Kenya’s second-largest city, receives 70 percent of all coastal visitors and has experienced a 164 percent increase in cruise traffic. The historic Kenyan city already faces mounting impacts, including cultural sites overwhelmed by visitors, congested roads, severe overcrowding, and beaches covered with litter. Mohamed Osman, minister for Tourism, Culture, and Trade in Mombasa County, confirmed to Fodor’s that officials are developing measures to address overtourism concerns.
Montmartre, the picturesque Paris neighborhood famous for its artistic heritage, now attracts approximately 11 million visitors annually to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica alone, exceeding even the Eiffel Tower’s visitor count. The area’s 30,000 residents have described their neighborhood as increasingly unlivable due to overwhelming tourist presence. Rémy Knafou, professor at Paris 1–Panthéon Sorbonne and author of several books on overtourism, observed that officials must ask themselves whether tourists will be satisfied coming only to encounter other tourists. Residents actively protest the transformation of their neighborhood as traditional local shops disappear and tourist-oriented businesses replace them.
Fodor’s simultaneously released its annual Go List, highlighting 26 destinations that warmly welcome visitors while maintaining sustainable tourism practices for the coming year.