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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tokyo for me, sorry. Kyoto is still good tho[/quote]

lol the idea that one of the world’s densest metropolises has “jumped the shark” is absurd.[/quote]

Or that a whole country can jump the shark.  Op is like one of those people who think Africa is a country.[/quote]

OP said destinations (not continents or countries) and then pointed to recurring themes from destination/region specific  travel groups.

In terms of “jumping the shark,” think of it this way: destinations that quickly became super popular (perhaps thanks to social media and/or influencers) and now have devolved to shells of their former selves: bad food, bad service, bad experience.

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No.  OP listed several countries as examples after talking about being a member of country/city specific travel groups.  It's the overgeneralization that rubbed me the wrong way.   Let's just cancel Croatia because it's jumped the shark! :roll:   [/quote]

Okay. OP here to clarify.

Nobody has suggested canceling any country or destination.

I belong to tons of travel groups, some of which fall under a big umbrella like a country such as Croatia while others drill down to specific cities/regions (eg, Hvar, Zadar, Split, etc.). The groups are a mix of locals and tourists from all over the world, and there is a noticeable uptick in comments along the lines of, “I’ve been vacationing in Croatia for two weeks every year since the 90s and this year I’m noticing (fill in the blank: empty restaurants, bad food, bad service, locals aren’t as welcoming, etc.).

Honestly, not a lot of comments about crowds (which are expected during peak summer tourist season). Some spots are still crowded/overly crowded, but the comments seem focused on, “it’s just not as good as it used to be.”

People are wondering if maybe the destinations got lazy because you can do that when you are slammed with crowds. You can charge 10 euros for a bottle of water or can of soda when it’s hot and there are tourists everywhere. But at some point people wise up and move on.

There are people wondering (myself included) if Airbnb renters are opting to forgo a subpar yet pricey dinner in a restaurant.

And the most common destinations in Greece have perhaps become the worst offenders so much so that most people who loved the destinations before they became so popular, crowded, and filled with subpar and overpriced restaurants are now searching for other places to vacation.

Again, nobody is suggesting any country should be canceled. But it is interesting when people who have traditionally loved certain places all of a sudden notice a change that prompts them to abandon their favorite places altogether.

PS - The Paris thing was just timely since it popped into my feed this morning and the piece by the French media was so specific as to how locals are screwing tourists. While I know this happens elsewhere (ICYMI: taxi and uber drivers scam tourists in Italy all the time, and Greek restaurants are notorious for scamming customers), the fact that French media bothered to shine a light on it is very telling. [/quote]

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