Summary: A timely documentary that raises urgent questions about how we travel and the unintended cultural and environmental consequences of tourism around the globe. Gringo Trails follows well-worn travelers' routes through Bolivia, Thailand, Mali, and Bhutan and reveals the complex relationships between colliding cultures, such as the host countries' need for financial security and the tourists who...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Icarus Films Home Video 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRI

McClanahan, Paige

Summary: An American journalist and regular contributor to The New York Times explores how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse, highlighting painful truths but also delivering a message of hope: the right kind of tourism--and the right kind of tourist--can be a powerful force for good.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 MCC

Burgess, Steve

Summary: "A personal investigation into the real price of our holidays. Travel was once a marker of sophistication. Now the tourist is just as likely to be viewed as one locust in an annihilating swarm. Tourists face tough questions: When does economic opportunity become exploitation? How do we justify the use of climate-changing jet fuel? And can we be sure our tourist dollars aren't propping up...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Douglas & McIntyre

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 BUR

Blackwell, Andrew

Summary: A tour of the world's most environmentally compromised regions provides satirical analysis of "destinations" ranging from hidden bars and convenience stores to radioactive wildernesses and the waters of India.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.73 BLA