The moralisation of tourism
Subtitle: sun, sand ... and saving the world?
By: Jim Butcher.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Tourism -- Social aspects.; Tourism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Description: However, not only does this deference to the destination create new barriers between people - people who are defined by their differences rather than what they have in common - but it also has a negative impact in the field of development."

"The Moralisation of Tourism critiques a number of assumptions that are rarely challenged - that the package tourism boom has been destructive and that nature-based tourism is somehow 'ethical'. It argues that eco-friendly and culturally concerned tourism is based on the false premises of environmental and cultural fragility, and of a surfeit of individual freedom for tourists. Using a host of international examples from the industry, the media and non-governmental organisations, Jim Butcher examines what the advocates of ǹew 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ).