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
Mr. Thomas Cook and the Impolite Visiting
Tourism
Browse pages and posts about tourism in general
Floating Reality and Pseudo-Events
It’s over. The Floating Piers by land artist Christo lasted only 16 days, attracting 1.5 million visitors in a village of 2000 residents on the shore of Lake Iseo, in… Read More
Country Branding and Tourism Strategy
Last week we have seen how travel destinations are trying to stem the flow of mass tourism. Caps on tourists, visas, special permits, tax fees, or even the closure of… Read More
Bye Bye Tourists (You Won’t Be Missed)
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
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