Panelists exchanged comments, which were kept anonymous to maintain survey neutrality, during the rating process. These excerpts offer a glimpse of panelists' varied points of view and the reasoning behind each score. They are not the views of the National Geographic Society.

Angkor, Cambodia
Score: 52

"Temple complex is straining under sheer weight of numbers but managing okay under the circumstances. Could do more to advise tourists of appropriate behavior. Little evidence of Siem Reap residents benefiting significantly from tourism—large-scale new hotels with self-contained, tourist-bubble feel."

"The historic/archeological structure and the aesthetic appeal are wonderful, but the condition of the old buildings is still poor and the tourism management side is disastrous due to its socio-cultural disintegration and bad quality of life for poor locals."