{"product_id":"the-new-tourist-paige-mcclanahan-9781668011775","title":"The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse--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 perceptive dispatches from tourist spots around the globe--from Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor Wat--\u003ci\u003eThe New Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the veil 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\u003eFilled with revelations about an industry that shapes how we view the world, \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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paige McClanahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668011778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668011775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024","brand":"Paige McClanahan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44890976059647,"sku":"9781668011775","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ebee3f0d-d5cc-40e7-aca4-1273b07289e5.jpg?v=1709740569","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-tourist-paige-mcclanahan-9781668011775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}