Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
Ranked #7 in Tourism
The largest global business in the world today is tourism. Employing one out of twelve people in the world and producing $6.5 trillion of the world's economy, it is the main source of income for many countries. Elizabeth Becker describes the dimensions of this industry and its huge effect on the world economy, the environment, and our culture. Becker travels the world to offer lively portraits of far-off places: France invented the tour and is still the leader of the travel business; Venice is dying of over-tourism.
In Cambodia, Becker watches tourists crawl over the decaying... more
In Cambodia, Becker watches tourists crawl over the decaying... more
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