Reviews
"Groundbreaking. The New Tourist will enable you to have much better travel experiences. McClanahan understands that what we make of tourism has to do with the ways we interact and behave when we holiday in other peoples' homes. The choices we make about how, when, and where we travel make a real difference in whether we have positive or negative impacts." --Harold Goodwin, Professor Emeritus at Manchester Metropolitan University and Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership, "A THOUGHT PROVOKING, FASCINATING, AND VERY READABLE book for anyone who travels, wants to travel more mindfully, works in the tourism industry, or is interested in countries and destinations around the world--so, pretty much everyone." --Eliza Reid, First Lady of Iceland, former UN Ambassador for Tourism "Travel has changed radically over a generation while its impact on the world has grown. If you want a FRESH AND NUANCED take on what it all means, buy this book. McClanahan is an embodiment of the New Tourist herself-- thoughtfully traveling the world with curiosity and an open heart. I'd follow her anywhere." --Ethan Watters, author of Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche "GROUNDBREAKING. The New Tourist will enable you to have much better travel experiences. McClanahan understands that what we make of tourism has to do with the ways we interact and behave when we holiday in other peoples' homes. The choices we make about how, when, and where we travel make a real difference in whether we have positive or negative impacts." --Harold Goodwin, Professor Emeritus at Manchester Metropolitan University and Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership, "Like Goldilocks' three bears and their varied porridge bowls the rapid development of tourism in recent years can be too hot (Barcelona, Amsterdam, Hawai'i), too cold (all those wonderful places still lacking visitors), or just right (surprisingly, as Paige McClanahan shows, the Beatles' northern England hometown of Liverpool). Her account of that city's transformation is just one of this book's delights. As you'll discover here, there's plenty of good and bad in modern tourism, but the mixture is, in this author's hands, a fascinating read." --Tony Wheeler, cocreator of the Lonely Planet guidebook series, "Engaging and thoughtful....An instructive engagement with the world of travel writing and a first-class exemplar of its practice." --Kirkus Reviews
