Why British tourists are the worst around the world

Why British tourists are the worst around the world - Summer is coming to an end, with Brits abroad flying home to nest. However, there may be a cleaner still polishing up the mess made by British holidaymakers. British tourists are notorious around the world, but why? From slobbish drunks to drug smugglers, take a look at the worst crimes committed by Brits abroad.

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Palma, Majorca - “Tourists go home”, “Tourist, you are the terrorist”. These are some of the graffiti messages that popped up in Palma last summer.

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Palma, Majorca - Back in 2014, an Irish teenager was filmed engaging in shocking sexual acts for a reward. The local mayor said he would take action as a result.

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Palma, Majorca - British police were even sent over to Palma in 2015, aiding local police with badly-behaved tourists.

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Sabah, Malaysia -

In Sabah, Malaysia, a British tourist took things further than usual, (apparently) causing a deadly earthquake.

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Sabah, Malaysia - Eleanor Hawkins was one of 10 tourists who stripped off at the top of sacred Mount Kinabalu.

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Sabah, Malaysia - Some said this act angered the mountain itself, which (they claim) led to the 2015 Sabah earthquake.

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Riga, Latvia - British tourists have a terrible reputation in Riga, the capital of Latvia. According to The Guardian, there’s even a tourist company that refuses to work with Brits.

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Riga, Latvia - In 2008, a British tourist was arrested for urinating on the Freedom Monument, which honours those who fought for Latvian independence.

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Riga, Latvia - The mayor, Nils Ušakovs, has spoken out on British tourists. “If we also had other tourists, then British visitors who p*** about all the time would not be as noticeable. Let’s not be politically correct – unfortunately, this is their speciality”, he told Rigas Laiks magazine.

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Malia, Greece - The Mayor of Malia has had some choice words for British tourists. “They scream, they sing, they fall down, they take their clothes off, they cross-dress, they vomit”.

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Malia, Greece - As quoted by the New York Times, he added: “It is only the British people – not the Germans or the French”.

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Malia, Greece - The mayor has apparently planned an “out-of-town” area for tourists.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Many couples have gotten in trouble on Dubai’s beautiful beaches.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - In 2008, a British couple was jailed for three months, after apparently having sex on Jumeirah Beach.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - According to the Telegraph, friends of the couple had to rush a civil marriage ceremony to avoid a prison sentence.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands -

Aside from stoners on safari and promiscuous travellers, Amsterdam has had its fair share of plain old bashful Brits abroad.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands - Earlier this year, eight British tourists were arrested at a train station in Amsterdam.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands - The men had apparently been brawling on a train, as well as defecating on the floor of the public bathroom.

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Siem Reap, Cambodia - This small town by Angkor Wat had its own spot of trouble with British tourists.

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Siem Reap, Cambodia - Party promoters ‘Let’s Get Wet’ hosted a controversial event there, which allegedly involved inappropriate dancing and sexual activity.

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Siem Reap, Cambodia - According to The Sun, police had been targeting tourists who wore bikinis in public.

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Hurghada, Egypt - Last year, a British woman landed in trouble at Hurghada airport in Egypt.

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Hurghada, Egypt - Laura Plummer was found with 290 tramadol tablets by customs agents. She claims the drugs were for her Egyptian husband’s back pain.

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Hurghada, Egypt - However, Plummer was sentenced to three years in prison for possessing controlled drugs.

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Bangkok, Thailand - British teacher Sandra Gregory had a similar experience at Don Muang Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Bangkok, Thailand - Gregory was imprisoned for trying to smuggle heroin out of the airport.

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Bangkok, Thailand - The teacher was transferred to a British prison, where she stayed for three years. The King of Thailand eventually pardoned Gregory herself.

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Costa del Sol, Spain - Ah, Costa del Sol, where beds are made and cocktail glasses are shattered. Tourists have a terrible reputation in the Spanish region.

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Costa del Sol, Spain - ‘The Secret Life of the Holiday Resort’ is a documentary that put a spotlight on bad British behaviour in southern Spain.

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Costa del Sol, Spain - Antics include “sun-bed battles at dawn, endless all-inclusive boozing and even peeing in the pool”.

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