The Resource Overbooked : the exploding business of travel and tourism, Elizabeth Becker
Overbooked : the exploding business of travel and tourism, Elizabeth Becker
- Summary
- 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 twelve 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, the author 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. Her 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. -- Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 448 pages
- Contents
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- Part i. The business : Tourism becomes an industry
- Part II. Cultural tourism: France, Venice and Cambodia : Les vacances
- Postcard from Venice
- Getting it wrong
- Part III. Consumer tourism: cruises and Dubai : Cruising: destination nowhere
- Desert fantasies
- Part IV. Nature tourism: Zambia, Costa Rica and Sri Lanka : Safari
- Becoming green
- Postcard from Sri Lanka: war, revolution, tourism
- Part V. The New Giant: China : Golden weeks
- The Chinese market.
- Part VI. The old giant: USA : America the exceptional
- Isbn
- 9781439161005
- Label
- Overbooked : the exploding business of travel and tourism
- Title
- Overbooked
- Title remainder
- the exploding business of travel and tourism
- Statement of responsibility
- Elizabeth Becker
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 twelve 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, the author 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. Her 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. -- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 338.4/791
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G155.A1
- LC item number
- B382 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Label
- Overbooked : the exploding business of travel and tourism, Elizabeth Becker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- Content type code
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- Contents
- Part i. The business : Tourism becomes an industry -- Part II. Cultural tourism: France, Venice and Cambodia : Les vacances -- Postcard from Venice -- Getting it wrong -- Part III. Consumer tourism: cruises and Dubai : Cruising: destination nowhere -- Desert fantasies -- Part IV. Nature tourism: Zambia, Costa Rica and Sri Lanka : Safari -- Becoming green -- Postcard from Sri Lanka: war, revolution, tourism -- Part V. The New Giant: China : Golden weeks -- The Chinese market. -- Part VI. The old giant: USA : America the exceptional
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- Extent
- x, 448 pages
- Isbn
- 9781439161005
- Isbn Type
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