A honeypot site is a location attractive to tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and local people.
One such example is the construction of local parks to prevent tourists from damaging more valuable ecosystems further from their main destination.
Honeypots have the added benefit of concentrating many income-generating visitors in one place, therefore developing that area, and in turn making it more appealing to tourists.
[3] However, honeypots can suffer from problems of overcrowding, including litter, vandalism, and strain on facilities and transport networks.
The once sleepy medieval village has attracted an increasing number of visitors over recent years and is a classic example of a tourist 'honeypot' .