I worked as a tour guide in Paris. Here are the 5 biggest mistakes I saw tourists make.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
The view of the Eiffel Tower through buildings in Paris.
As a tour guide in Paris, I saw many tourists make the same mistakes over and over.

adisa/Getty Images

I grew up in Barcelona and live in the US. I'd love to go home, but tourism is making life unbearable for locals.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
People walking La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona has a lot of visitors but that's not always a good thing.

Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images

I was born and raised in the Caribbean. People are wrong to reduce it to sun, sea, and sand.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
tenille clarke carnival
Tenille Clarke, pictured at Trinidad Carnival earlier this year, was born and raised in the Caribbean.

Querine Salandy for Chambers Media Solutions

An ex-banker who has been to all 50 US states shares his favorite cities — and 3 he won't go out of his way to visit again

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Travel blogger Lee Abbamonte smiles and poses in NYC's financial district.
Travel blogger Lee Abbamonte grew up in NYC but now lives in Los Angeles.

Momo Takahashi/Business Insider

I've lived in Alaska for over 35 years. Here are 6 mistakes I always see tourists make when visiting the state.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
The view of Exit Glacier next to a patch of grass.
After living in Alaska for over 35 years, I've seen many visitors make the same mistakes.

Lisa Maloney

Forget Spain. These under-the-radar countries actually want you to visit.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Left: A lighthouse on the edge of Llanddwyn Island with the Mountains of The Lleyn Peninsula in the background. Right: African landscape with palm trees on the river bank
Wales and Kenya are trying to attract more visitors.

Alan Novelli/Getty Images, Anton Petrus/Getty Images

7 creative ways hot destinations are combating overtourism, from obstructing views to etiquette violation fines

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Left: A sculpture shaped like a giant mouse trap with an ice-cream cone on one end and text that reads
Destinations around the world are finding unique ways to deter tourists.

Courtesy of newsfromtoolate/Instagram; KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images

I've visited over 40 countries. These are 6 of the most overrated tourist attractions I've ever seen.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Spanish steps in rome
The Spanish Steps aren't that exciting to look at in real life.

Nicola Forenza/Getty Images

I grew up in Australia and worked in tourism for years. First-time visitors always make these 5 mistakes.

Tech Insider : Travel
Uluru — a large red-rock formation in the Australian Outback — on a sunny day.
As someone who grew up in Australia and worked in tourism, I've seen many visitors make the same mistakes.

Tom Jastram/Shutterstock

I'm from Rome. Visit these 9 underrated, less-crowded monuments instead of the Colosseum and the Vatican.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Author Asia London Palomba in Rome
There's a lot to see in Rome.

Asia London Palomba

Subscribe to tourists