{"id":952502,"date":"2026-05-11T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952502\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:33:21","slug":"tenerife-lanzarote-gran-canaria-italy-and-france-added-to-no-travel-warning-list-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952502\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Italy and France added to ‘no travel’ warning list | World | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several destinations around the world have been added to a “no travel list” for 2026. Travel publication Fodor revealed its no-travel list for 2026, warning that “tourism<\/a> is placing unsustainable pressures on the land and local communities.” Fodor\u2019s annual “No List”<\/a> has highlighted eight destinations where booming visitor numbers are creating serious challenges for residents, infrastructure, and natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n

The publication said the list is not intended to discourage tourism completely, but instead encourages people to travel more responsibly and avoid contributing to unsustainable tourism pressures<\/a>. Among the destinations included this year are the Canary Islands<\/a>, as well as locations in Italy<\/a> and France<\/a> that are being affected by mass tourism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fodor<\/a> wrote: “We say it year after year\u2013the No List is not a call for boycott. Its purpose is to highlight destinations where tourism is placing unsustainable pressures on the land and local communities.<\/p>\n

“Longtime readers of this annual list may notice a few spots missing this year\u2013Venice<\/a> or Barcelona<\/a>, for instance (you can read about their ongoing struggles in last year\u2019s list). These destinations haven\u2019t been magically cured\u2013they\u2019re still mired in challenges\u2013but the usual suspects too often pull focus from other hotspots in need of a break.<\/p>\n

“Still, the key issues highlighted on the No List\u2014the overtouristed sites, the fragile ecosystems, the communities struggling to stay afloat\u2014are faced by just about any destination that prioritizes tourism above all else. The No List serves a gentle but pointed nudge to ease up on a spot for now\u2013not forever\u2013and give a rest to any location that clearly needs a breather.”<\/p>\n

Isola Sacra<\/a>, in the Lazio region of Italy, south of Rome<\/a>, was chosen due to plans for a huge new cruise port, which have triggered backlash from campaigners and residents. Critics have argued that the development could damage fragile coastal ecosystems, increase pollution, and bring unsustainable levels of cruise tourism to an already pressured region.<\/p>\n

Paris\u2019s famous Montmartre<\/a> district was singled out for the impact of overcrowding and rising property prices linked to tourism. About 11 million visitors go to Montmartre every year, and local residents have said the area is increasingly dominated by souvenir shops, packed caf\u00e9s, and short-term rentals, changing the character of the community and forcing residents out of the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several destinations around the world have been added to a “no travel list” for 2026. Travel publication Fodor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":952503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3045,265893,17858,26700,265894,12,2863,9979,265892,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-952502","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-canary-islands","9":"tag-fodors-no-list","10":"tag-gran-canaria","11":"tag-lanzarote","12":"tag-mass-tourism-in-italy-and-france","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-overtourism","15":"tag-tenerife","16":"tag-unsustainable-tourism","17":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116555730780819405","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/952503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}