Book excerpt: "The New Tourist" by Paige McClanahan
Summary
The book "The New Tourist" by Paige McClanahan explores how tourism affects local communities and individuals. Using an example from an alpine village with a long history, the author shows how tourism has helped keep the village alive and changed many aspects of daily life there.Key Facts
- The book discusses the impact of tourism on society and individuals.
- It highlights the history of an alpine abbey that became a hotel and then a tourist area.
- Tourism has been central to the local economy for fifty years in the valley featured.
- Local residents work in tourism-related jobs like driving, serving food, and guiding tours.
- The author moved from visiting as a tourist to living permanently in the village.
- Tourism brings both benefits, like jobs and energy, and challenges, like crowded public places.
- The book encourages rethinking the meaning of being a "tourist" today.
- The excerpt was provided by Scribner, with the full book available in trade paperback.
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