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Maya Bay, Thailand This beach is surrounded by towering cliffs and offers stunning natural beauty to those visiting. However, overcrowding caused it to close and reopen under a set of strict rules ...

3. Maya Bay, Thailand. Made famous by Danny Boyle's adventure thriller, The Beach, Maya Bay once epitomised tropical escape. But the picture-postcard bay has suffered from years of overtourism ...

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"The impact of films on tourism has been evident for decades. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) turned Khao Ta Pu into 'James Bond Island', while The Beach (2000) made Maya Bay a global travel icon.

2. Maya Bay, Thailand. Maya Bay is one of the most famous beaches in Thailand and is located near Phi Phi Island. It has a stunning crescent-shaped bay, surrounded by cliffs, and became famous after ...

They crowded Maya Bay with boats, driving away marine life and destroying coral reefs. In 2018, the government closed the main beach in Maya Bay for restoration.

Maya Bay reopened with many additional restrictions, and continues to close seasonally to ease the pressure on its ecosystem — this year it was off-limits to travelers from August 1 to September 30.