{"product_id":"9781668011782-the-new-tourist","title":"The New Tourist","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages” (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe New Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e explores 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\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough deep and insightful dispatches from tourist spots around the globe—from Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor Wat—\u003ci\u003eThe New Tourist\u003c\/i\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” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and filled with page-turning revelations, \u003ci\u003eThe New Tourist \u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56095742361974,"sku":"9781668011782","price":8.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35070592.jpg?v=1755245927","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781668011782-the-new-tourist","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}