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Becker, Elizabeth.
Subjects
Tourism.
Tourism -- Cross-cultural studies.
Tourism -- Political aspects.
Tourism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Tourism -- Environmental aspects.
Tourism -- Economic aspects.
Travel -- Environmental aspects.
Travel -- Economic aspects.
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Becker, Elizabeth.
Tourism.
Tourism -- Cross-cultural studies.
Tourism -- Political aspects.
Tourism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Tourism -- Environmental aspects.
Tourism -- Economic aspects.
Travel -- Environmental aspects.
Travel -- Economic aspects.
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Overbooked : the exploding business of travel and
tourism
/ Elizabeth Becker.
by
Becker, Elizabeth.
Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Call #:
338.4791 B395o
Subjects
Tourism
.
Tourism
--
Cross-cultural studies.
Tourism
--
Political
aspects
.
Tourism
--
Moral and ethical
aspects
.
Tourism
--
Environmental
aspects
.
Tourism
--
Economic
aspects
.
Travel
--
Environmental
aspects
.
Travel
--
Economic
aspects
.
ISBN:
9781439160992 (hc.)
1439160996 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Over-booked : the exploding business of travel and
tourism
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Description:
x, 448 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. The business.
Tourism
becomes an industry
--
pt. 2. Cultural
tourism
: France, Venice and Cambodia. Les vacances
--
Postcard from Venice
--
Getting it wrong
--
pt. 3. Consumer
tourism
: cruises and Dubai. Cruising : destination nowhere
--
Desert fantasies
--
pt. 4. Nature
tourism
: Zambia, Costa Rica and Sri Lanka. Safari
--
Becoming green
--
Postcard from Sri Lanka : war, revolution,
tourism
--
pt. 5. The new giant : China. Golden weeks
--
The Chinese market
--
pt. 6. The old giant : USA. America the exceptional.
Summary:
"
Tourism
, fast becoming the largest global business, employs one out of twelve persons and produces $6.5 trillion of the world's economy. In a groundbreaking book, Elizabeth Becker uncovers how what was once a hobby has become a colossal enterprise with profound impact on countries, the environment, and cultural heritage. This invisible industry exploded at the end of the Cold War. In 2012 the number of tourists traveling the world reached one billion. Now everything can be packaged as a tour: with the high cost of medical care in the U.S., Americans are booking a vacation and an operation in countries like Turkey for a fraction of the cost at home. Becker travels the world to take the measure of the business. France invented the travel business and is still its leader. In Cambodia, tourists crawl over the temples of Angkor, jeopardizing precious cultural sites. Costa Rica rejected raising cattle for American fast-food restaurants to protect their wilderness for the more lucrative field of eco-tourism. Large cruise ships are spoiling the oceans. China, the giant, is at last inviting tourists and sending its own out in droves"--Provided by publisher.
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