[infiniteseeker]

Yeah, I personally fail to understand this. I have definitely been guilty of it myself as well.

Every once in a while, I will come across a video on Youtube where some vlogger is at some beach in Thailand or popular touristy night market, or other backpacker haunt and I think, "why do we do this to ourselves?...might as well go to your local nightlife district/beach rather then flying to the other side of the world and going to their nightlife district/beach...". Seems boring.

[b_t_s]

This is one reason I prefer the philippines over thailand. Thailand has amazing food and beautiful beaches, but even second and third tier destinations are so overcrowded with 20something drunk eropean backpackers it's hard to appreciate. Philippines has like a billion islands and beaches, so you can go anywhere except boracay(and maybe a half dozen other popular destinations) and you've practically got the place to yourself.

[dsfyu404ed]

Because 90% of what makes a tourism destination attractive is the branding and perception. There's thousands of miles of coastline but "Cape Cod" and "Miami beach" have brand images associated with them.

Having grown up in a tourism destination I personally think it's all shit but they serve a useful purpose of keeping the vacationers mostly concentrated. Better to have the trash in the landfill than on the streets.

[gobengo]

$1 beers instead of $10