It all depends on where you go. Sure what you mentioned is a possibility if you are at some unknown south american destination vs brekenridge over Christmas bre

It all depends on where you go. Sure what you mentioned is a possibility if you are at some unknown south american destination vs brekenridge over Christmas break. American mountain communities for example HATE tourists for making everything crowded and unaffordable. It doesn't matter if you are "good tourist". There are only so many tourist destinations to accommodate rising number of tourists every year. Every single place is overrun with mobs. Backpacking to some remote asian town is fantasy not achievable to 99% of people with kids, mortgages , pets ,aging parents ect.