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How to achieve the right kind of tourism
Anti-tourism protests have been spreading around the world. The solution some say isn’t to stop traveling but for tourists to travel better. What it means to have the right kind of tourism.
Guests
Paige McClanahan, American journalist and author based in France. She primarily focuses on tourism and the world of travel for the New York Times. Author of "The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel."
Also Featured
Simone Venturini, the tourism councilor of Venice, Italy.
Mikkel Aarø-Hansen, CEO of Wonderful Copenhagen, the tourism organization of the capital region of Denmark.
Transcript
Excerpted from THE NEW TOURIST by Paige McClanahan. Copyright © 2024 by Paige McClanahan. Reprinted by permission of Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster, LLC.