{"product_id":"9781668011775","title":"The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel","description":"\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.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370200961085,"sku":"9781668011775","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781668011775_p0.jpg?v=1771576642","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781668011775","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}