According to National Geographic Traveler Magazine Hilton Head Island is in “serious troubleâ€. The magazine has ranked the worlds’ island destinations in a survey in the Nov/Dec issue. A panel of 522 experts reviewed conditions in 111 selected islands and archipelagos. The score is based on how threatened the destination is in regards to over-development and tourism.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, makes the list with a score of 45, Key West, Florida, Oahu, Hawaii, and Puget, Thailand all score 46. These destinations are considered to be “in serious trouble”.