{"product_id":"the-new-tourist-waking-up-to-the-power-and-perils-of-travel-9781668011782","title":"The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668011782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Paige McClanahan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187191898293,"sku":"9781668011782","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3442b025-0399-48e4-8478-bbc34c982ba6.jpg?v=1742271401","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-new-tourist-waking-up-to-the-power-and-perils-of-travel-9781668011782","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}