Q – Really wondering if you might help us. We are starting to do a lot of traveling as we have come into some unexpected inheritance. The obvious start is to begin in Canada and Scandinavia where we keep reading people are actually open and friendly, something that just strikes us as worthy of support. There is no reason for us to explore while having to deal with really obnoxious locals who have no appreciation of the money we are spending to share and understand their culture. But no one ever says where the most unfriendly people are located, “unfriendly” in terms of the manner in which they welcome and treat tourists. We realize this is not scientific but if you could list some of the most unfriendly places we would be appreciative. If this is too subjective – no problem – love the site anyway.
A – There have been studies of very frequent travelers and there is a study of 140 countries called “The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report” that attempts to gauge the “attitude of the local population toward foreign visitors.” (2013) The results show that these are the three most “Tourist Unfriendly” countries on earth:
#1 – Bolivia
# 2 – Venezuela
# 3 – The Russian Federation
