The solution to anti-tourism: Don’t travel less, travel better

Anti-tourism protests spread around the world this summer. Some cities are charging tourist entry fees, banning cruise ships or imposing fines for bad behavior.

Some say the solution to the world’s growing wanderlust isn‘t for people to travel less, but to travel better.

Today, On Point: How to achieve the right kind of tourism.

Guests

Paige McClanahan, American journalist and author based in France. She primarily focuses on tourism and the world of travel for the New York Times. Author of “The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel.“

Also Featured

Simone Venturini, the tourism councilor of Venice, Italy.

Mikkel Aarø-Hansen, CEO of Wonderful Copenhagen, the tourism organization of the capital region of Denmark.

Transcript

Excerpted from THE NEW TOURIST by Paige McClanahan. Copyright © 2024 by Paige McClanahan. Reprinted by permission of Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster, LLC.

This program aired on August 1, 2024.