The New Tourist
Author: Paige McClanahan
Format: Paperback
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A brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worseÑessential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust. Through deep and perceptive dispatches from tourist spots around the globeÑfrom Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor WatÑ The New Tourist lifts the veil on an industry that accounts for one in ten jobs worldwide and generates nearly ten percent of global GDP. How did a once-niche activity become the worldÕs most important means of contact across cultures? When does tourism destroy the soul of a city, and when does it offer a place a new lease on life? Is Òlast chance tourismÓ prompting a powerful change in perspective, or driving places we love further into the ground? Filled with revelations about an industry that shapes how we view the world, The New Tourist spotlights painful truths but also delivers a message of that the right kind of tourismÑand the right kind of touristÑcan be a powerful force for good.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages:
A brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worseÑessential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust. Through deep and perceptive dispatches from tourist spots around the globeÑfrom Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor WatÑ The New Tourist lifts the veil on an industry that accounts for one in ten jobs worldwide and generates nearly ten percent of global GDP. How did a once-niche activity become the worldÕs most important means of contact across cultures? When does tourism destroy the soul of a city, and when does it offer a place a new lease on life? Is Òlast chance tourismÓ prompting a powerful change in perspective, or driving places we love further into the ground? Filled with revelations about an industry that shapes how we view the world, The New Tourist spotlights painful truths but also delivers a message of that the right kind of tourismÑand the right kind of touristÑcan be a powerful force for good.
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Author: Paige McClanahan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages:
A brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worseÑessential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust. Through deep and perceptive dispatches from tourist spots around the globeÑfrom Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor WatÑ The New Tourist lifts the veil on an industry that accounts for one in ten jobs worldwide and generates nearly ten percent of global GDP. How did a once-niche activity become the worldÕs most important means of contact across cultures? When does tourism destroy the soul of a city, and when does it offer a place a new lease on life? Is Òlast chance tourismÓ prompting a powerful change in perspective, or driving places we love further into the ground? Filled with revelations about an industry that shapes how we view the world, The New Tourist spotlights painful truths but also delivers a message of that the right kind of tourismÑand the right kind of touristÑcan be a powerful force for good.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages:
A brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worseÑessential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust. Through deep and perceptive dispatches from tourist spots around the globeÑfrom Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor WatÑ The New Tourist lifts the veil on an industry that accounts for one in ten jobs worldwide and generates nearly ten percent of global GDP. How did a once-niche activity become the worldÕs most important means of contact across cultures? When does tourism destroy the soul of a city, and when does it offer a place a new lease on life? Is Òlast chance tourismÓ prompting a powerful change in perspective, or driving places we love further into the ground? Filled with revelations about an industry that shapes how we view the world, The New Tourist spotlights painful truths but also delivers a message of that the right kind of tourismÑand the right kind of touristÑcan be a powerful force for good.
The New Tourist