The Environmental & Economic Impacts of Overtourism
A closer look at Thailand’s Maya Bay
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6 min readJul 22, 2019
Made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2000 film The Beach, Maya Bay is one of the most popular beaches in the world with over 5,000 tourists and 200 boats visiting the island everyday (Gizauskas). Located in southwest Thailand on Koh Phi Phi Leh Island, the major activities at Maya Bay are water activities such as…
