Is the Load Capacity Curve Hypothesis Valid for the Top Ten Tourism Destinations?

Environmental deformations and changes put countries under socioeconomic stress at the global level are, therefore, an essential topic of discussion. In this context, paper analyzes impact financial development, tourism, economic growth on three different environmental indicators using second-generation panel data techniques for top ten tourism destinations. This study tests whether there is a U-shaped relationship between income load capacity factor inverse link carbon emissions, ecological footprint period 2004–2018. Despite Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis, which often analyzed in empirical analysis investigates new one—that (LCC) hypothesis. The results show that LCC EKC hypotheses are not valid. long-run estimators also indicate international tourist arrivals improves quality, while development reduces factor. Based results, it recommended to support eco-friendly sustainable development.