There are certain destinations around the world everyone wants to visit at least once: Venice. Lake Como. Saint-Tropez.
But overtourism in many of these top spots is becoming a huge problem, and not everyone has the luxury of being able to travel in shoulder- or off-season to dodge the crowds.
Enter: The “destination dupe”.
You get to experience all the reasons the original city is popular without the crowds, and an under-the-radar destination benefits from tourism cash. Plus, you’re easing the pressure put on places that just don’t want or need any more visitors.
Over the years, we’ve seen some rather dubious dupes (my favourite has to be the…
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