7 Ways Tourists Are Destroying the World’s Best Vacation Spots

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Cheap Tourist Trinkets

In an effort to tap into the flow of money from the tourist trade, many locals resort to the manufacture of cheap trinkets. The money earned from these is perhaps enough to support families, but often at the loss of more sustainable alternatives, and can lead to both environmental damage or wildlife loss.

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