Trapped by Tourism: Sustainability Questions for a World Fueled by Travelers

Travel was once a way in which the world changed us. Now, it is a way in which we change the world.
Twenty-five years ago, two things made mass tourism possible: cheap air travel and the credit card. The world has come a long way since then—and very quickly—from the need for either travel agents or traveler’s checks. From the now-vast cruise ship industry to a myriad of niche areas such as do-good tourism, self-improvement tourism, sex tourism, and adventure tourism, travel—as an industry an...