Bagan, Myanmar
Myanmar has 10 times more tourists than it did a decade ago, and 280,000 visitors came to Bagan in 2016, according to Responsible Travel. “The number of visitors might seem small fry compared to Thailand, but increasingly, comparisons between the two are being made,” Francis says.
Tourists flock to climb the pagodas at Old Bagan, normally neglecting to look in on New Bagan, where many of the residents were relocated in the late 1980s to accommodate visitors. Bagan is open for business, says Responsible Travel, but it may soon be overrun.
