"First and foremost - Me, my wife and my step son (52, 46 and 12 yrs old respectively) love this show and look forward to being entertained by it every year. It is, by far, the best reality show on the planet!

Pros and Improvements:
1 - It is a race that all ages can participate in.
2 - I think the prizes for the team arriving first at the final destination is a great idea. That way, if you do get eliminated in the coming weeks, at least you won something. Great idea TAR Producers.
3 - The show is a travelers Godsend! We not only watch the show for the game itself, but it gives us ideas for our next potential trip. I am sure other viewers are thinking the same thing. Keeping this in mind, I suggest promoting MORE local traveling (USA) along with international.
4 - New contestants rule! We love the new personalities that evolve from having new contestants. It’s the only way to go.
5 - You need more head games! TAR needs to create situations where the teams are forced to take sides. It makes the race so much more exciting.
Ex: Road blocks are great, but you need to have them more often….and with a twist. Try rewarding teams who use the road blocks (it encourages a little chaos between the teams). Also, give the people being blocked the option of reducing there time by doing some goofy chore or something funny….like, picking apples while using stilts or a good ole carnival dunking contest..
6- Have the contestants participate in Woodsmen’s Fest (be easy on them, but make it interesting). You know, throwing the axe in the stump or sawing wood or downing a tree on a can.

Cons:
1 - Please - No more All-Star races! They are SO boring and it is unfair to give a team who has won the million dollar prize a chance to win it again!
2 - Stop taking us through impoverish countries. I mean, Africa must have areas with breathtaking scenery and interesting history, myths and legends. That’s what viewers want to see."

"Let's try not to lose focus here. This is a television program that entertains us! I'm sure TAR is not trying to push any "feed the world" campaign on it's viewers. It's just entertainment! :) Let it go! When I am watching the show, I just don't care to see the trails of Garbage on the way to the next stop. The U.S. has areas that will shock you, but you don't see TAR producers exploiting them on the show, do you? No, you don't. Same should go for the other countries.

Sometimes, I feel people in this world think Americans are just rich, selfish, self-centered, Fat Cats who don't care about supporting all the under-developed countries on this planet. Well, believe it or not, we are trying to assist many other countries. WE DO CARE! Maybe most of the rich think of only of themselves (so do the rich in the other countries), but most of the U.S. middle and lower class do care about others in this world....and do support them.

We have our own problems at home....like New Orleans. It's still a disaster area down there. And it's not just New Orleans that is suffering. It is most of Mississippi, Louisiana, and parts of Florida. I've been there and I have done my part to support the economy there. They still desperately need assistance. I do my part and I contribute to charities every year! So, if I want to watch television - just for entertainment, then I have the right to do so. I earned it! Thank you very much! "

"Just remember, probably people are still entertained by watching impoverished areas. Don't be so selfish, more people watch the show and probably like to see some social awareness in the show, I do. :)"

"I agree, especially with the cons. The countries they stop at have beautiful cities that are always overlooked. It's like going to Italy now and making the racers go through the cities affected by the garbage being refused to be picked up by the mob. At least thats what I heard."

"Or Europe having their own Amazing race, don't know if they do but regardless, it's like them going to skid row in down town LA and making racers enjoy the scenary or something.

India has many beautiful cities, stop with the dirty trains and the molesting hands already.
Other than that Amazing race is thrilling."