{"product_id":"9781668011782","title":"The New Tourist","description":"Author: Paige McClanahan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781668011782\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Through 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n “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":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46916334944414,"sku":"HPC-9781668011782","price":43.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781668011782.jpg?v=1780037416","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781668011782","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}