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Overbooked

By Elizabeth Becker

Overbooked

By Elizabeth Becker

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"Travel is no longer a past-time but a colossal industry, arguably one of the biggest in the world and second only to oil in importance for many poor countries. One out of 12 people in the world are employed by the tourism industry which contributes $6.5 trillion to the world's economy. To investigate the size and effect of this new industry, Elizabeth Becker traveled the globe. She speaks to the Minister of Tourism of Zambia who thinks licensing foreigners to kill wild animals is a good way to make money and then to a Zambian travel guide who takes her to see the rare endangered sable antelope. She travels to Venice where community groups are fighting to stop the tourism industry from pushing them out of their homes, to France where officials have made tourism their number one industry to save their cultural heritage; and on cruises speaking to waiters who earn $60 a month--then on to Miami to interview their CEO. Becker's sharp depiction reveals travel as a product; nations as stewards. Seeing the tourism industry from the inside out, the world offers a dizzying range of travel options but very few quiet getaways"--
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2016-02-23
Publication Date:
2016-02-23
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1439161003
ISBN13:
9781439161005
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
431 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
211 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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