{"product_id":"bxosbd-the-new-tourist-waking-up-to-the-power-and-perils-of-travel-9781668011775","title":"The New Tourist: Waking Up To The Power And Perils Of Travel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New Tourist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse, and offers essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough deep and insightful dispatches from tourist spots around the globe—from Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor Wat—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New Tourist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shines a light 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 world’s 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 “last chance tourism” prompting a powerful change in perspective—or driving places we love further into the ground?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Engaging and thoughtful” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and filled with page-turning revelations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New Tourist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espotlights painful truths but also delivers a message of hope: that the right kind of tourism—and the right kind of tourist—can be a powerful force for good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43614598168782,"sku":"9781668011775","price":29.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781668011775_a.png?v=1786335715","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosbd-the-new-tourist-waking-up-to-the-power-and-perils-of-travel-9781668011775","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}