The tourists are flocking popular cities that are a part of the social media trend and many are achieving this by pushing their financial capacities so that they can fit into desired social status in the society.
Social media is a big influencer these days. People travel to places across the globe and share them with their followers through their social media accounts. This persuades their followers to make similar trips leading overly crowded tourist destinations. This makes it difficult for the locals as well as the visitors in various aspects like traffic, pollution and exorbitant pricings. For example, a famous tour organising company a survey recently to know how people are aware various holiday spots and it was surprising to see most of them were through social media.
Sometimes people push beyond their financial capabilities to achieve their holiday dreams so that they can feel satisfied they’re no less than their social media peers. This can create financial and mental stress to the individuals and also they end up creating a false perception to their followers. This becomes a vicious circle creating lot of anxiety and unhappiness in the society. For instance, an article in a popular financial magazine talked about how people are stretching their financial abilities to undertake expensive trips.
Overall, I feel its fascinating to visit new places and enjoy that are our taste and choice and not because you’re following a trend or be a part of a social status. As This might put you their through unnecessary financial burden and stress affecting your mental and physical health.