A recent study found that more than half of the Indonesian island’s waste is burned or dumped in waterways and the ocean.

The island nation received a record 31.2 million visitors last year, but few ventured off the well-beaten path. As rural areas are increasingly threatened by urban migration, might tourism offer a solution for struggling settlements?

After a six-month closure, Boracay reopened in October with new rules that prohibit smoking, drinking, dining and littering on the beachfront. But the dos and don’ts seem to have escaped notice, especially among tourists from China and South Korea

In Sweden, people are swapping planes for trains as a sense of shame spreads among those concerned about climate change.

At least 11 people have been reported dead or missing this climbing season, making it one of the deadliest in Everest’s history. Veteran mountaineers and guides point to overcrowding and an increase in inexperienced crowds as reasons behind rise in fatalities.

Hinoki Land near Chiang Mai offers tourists a taste of the Land of the Rising Sun without having to leave Southeast Asia.

Visitors from afar pay little attention to polite requests asking them to refrain from eating while walking, which is a major no-no in polite Japanese society.

The home-sharing platform has asserted that its mission is ‘to democratise travel by allowing anyone to belong anywhere’, but listings biased against Uygurs and Tibetans exist, in defiance of the company’s own non-discrimination policy.

Until 1997, Chinese travel was restricted to select countries and available only to those in positions of privilege. That 140 million overseas trips were made from the Middle Kingdom last year shows how far a nation can go in two decades.

Instagram tours taking travellers to the Island of the Gods’ most photogenic spots have become a popular way of seeing Bali, but the whistle-stop trips follow a well-trodden path and leave little time to take in the surroundings.

After a German backpacker was raped and killed in Thailand and Chinese tourists complained of molestation in Malaysia, the safety of women who travel alone in the region has been called into question

Environmentalists fear that closing the park could encourage those who rely on tourism for their livelihoods to turn to destructive fishing methods

In campaign for new Brisbane to Bangkok route, budget carrier seemed to equate disembarking from an aeroplane with sexual gratification. Activists argue Thailand’s sex tourism industry is no laughing matter, with sex workers particularly vulnerable to human rights abuses.

The small unmanned aerial systems that revolutionised warfare also have the power to spoil your vacation, whether you are the pilot or not

From toiletries and towels to mattresses and mini-fridges, certain guests take more than they are entitled to

As the Land of the Rising Sun prepares for its annual cherry blossom season, a number of attractions are refusing entry to visitors from overseas after repeated reports of bad behaviour

Despite a survey saying mainland tourists would rather visit Australia, Japan or Singapore than Hong Kong, the city welcomed 51 million people across the border last year

• The social-media-fuelled experience economy has helped legitimise using exotic animals as selfie props, but environmental groups call for education to raise awareness of the ways these creatures are trained and treated

• As the Land of the Rising Sun prepares for 40 million visitors in 2020, it is employing the philosophy of kaizen, or improvement, to show its best side

• Poor air quality, caused by weather patterns, vehicle emissions and the burning of crops and rubbish, threatens to affect visitor numbers

Rampant poaching of deer, the prey of the park’s famous reptilian residents, has caused the large lizards to shrink in size, leading local authorities to push for year-long closure, but Indonesia’s central government resistant

With more than 400 million Chinese hitting the roads, rails and skies, not to mention travellers from South Korea to Thailand, mass migration makes getting around the region miserable

Climate-minded travellers keen to experience a place before it is changed or gone forever are part of the problem, whether they acknowledge it or not

• Anticipating a slump in Chinese arrivals amid the trade war and economic slowdown, destinations in Asia are increasingly looking to Indian tourists to make up shortfall

• Improved infrastructure makes the Unesco World Heritage Site increasingly accessible, and subject to overtourism

Only a few of the visitors from Vietnam who slipped away from their tour groups have been located