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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019365503321

Autore

Gay Jean-Christophe

Titolo

Tourismophobia : From Mass Tourism to Overtourism

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2024

©2025

ISBN

9781394332366

139433236X

9781394332359

1394332351

9781394332342

1394332343

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages)

Collana

ISTE Consignment Series

Disciplina

338.4791

Soggetti

Overtourism

Sustainable tourism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Dedication Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Allegations --   1.1. Unsustainable exponential growth --   1.2. Overtourism --   1.3. A form of colonization --   1.4. An outcry against cruise ships --   1.5. Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Inventions --   2.1. Original sin --   2.2. Tourism versus travel --   2.3. The sententious elite --   2.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Distinctions --   3.1. The crowd and the masses --   3.2 “Happy few” --   3.3. Too easy! --   3.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Discriminations --   4.1. “Refugees welcome, Tourist go home!” --   4.2. Anglophobia --   4.3. Misogyny --   4.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Illusions --   5.1. Nostalgia

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the evolution of tourism from its roots as 'mass tourism' to contemporary challenges like 'overtourism'. It analyzes the unsustainable growth and societal impacts of tourism, comparing it to a form of colonization, and addresses public outcry against cruise ships. The text delves into distinctions within tourism, contrasting the



'crowd and masses' with the 'happy few', and discusses the influence of nostalgia and urbanophobia on travel behavior. It also explores alienation in tourism, such as 'egotourism' and the perception of travel as 'fake'. The book looks at tourism's intersection with academia and the mystery surrounding Bourdieu's theories. Sustainable tourism, carbon footprints, and the future of tourism are also discussed. The author aims to critique and offer insights into the complexities of modern tourism systems, targeting an audience interested in social sciences, geography, and tourism studies.