| The Moralisation of Tourism: Sun, Sand... and Saving the World? Contributor(s): Butcher, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415296560 ISBN-13: 9780415296564 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: This work seeks to respond to some of the criticism made at tourism in recent times. It focuses on the counter position of 'new' forms of tourism--ecotourism, alternative tourism, community tourism and ethical tourism--which have been presented as morally superior alternatives to the package holiday. Using a host of international examples it examines what the advocates of 'new tourism' see as being wrong with mass tourism and looks critically at the claims made for the new alternatives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Travel |
| Dewey: 910.01 |
| LCCN: 2002068747 |
| Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.22" W x 9.4" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tourism is no longer an innocent pleasure. It has been interpreted and reinterpreted as an activity which is ultimately damaging to receiving cultures and the environment. 'New' forms of tourism, such as ecotourism, alternative tourism, community tourism and ethical tourism, have been presented as morally superior alternatives to the package holiday, yet ironically, even advocates of these new, ethical tourism brands are increasingly subject to criticisms, not dissimilar to those they themselves level against package holidays. Using a host of international examples from the industry, the media and non-governmental organisations, this intriguing book examines what the advocates of 'new tourism' see as being wrong with mass tourism, looks critically at the claims made for the new alternatives and makes a case for guilt-free holidays. The only book on the market to provide a sustained critique of conventional mass tourism's own critics, Butcher offers a counterpoint to the moral rhetoric steadily turning travellers into guilty tourists. |