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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Becker, Elizabeth.       by title:      Overbooked : the exp...       by call number:      338.4791 B395o     Search the Web     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.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 338.4791 B395o Adult books Checked out Jul 15, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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