Mass Tourism

Browse pages and posts about mass tourism and its impact

Documentaries and Shorts on Mass Tourism

Documentaries and Shorts on Mass Tourism

We strive to tell it in words, but what can be better than the narration by images to describe this puzzling by-product of the consumer society? Mass tourism has not yet attracted… Read More

Playtime: Mass Tourism and the Big Screen

Playtime by Jacques Tati

Next week, from 14th to 20th, I will be in Barcelona to participate in the 23rd edition of l’Alternativa Independent Film Festival, which this year dedicates an entire section to… Read More

Mr. Thomas Cook and the Impolite Visiting

Thomas Cook and the Impolite Visiting

The story of Thomas Cook, “the holiday maker“, is closely linked to the spread of mass tourism and unfortunately shows how even the most enlightened ideas can have dangerous unintended… Read More

Bye Bye Tourists (You Won’t Be Missed)

Nature vs Mass Tourism in Thailand

Just a few days ago Thailand decided to close Koh Tachai island, in the Andaman Sea, due to excessive tourism. The problem was that this fairytale island should hold up… Read More

Anti-Tourism and the Quest for Alternatives

Anti-Tourism Graffiti

While preparing the content materials and studying about the alternative forms of tourism, we bounched into a few blogs and articles mentioning or supporting the so called “Anti-Tourism”. We’d like… Read More