Tag: tourism

A reading list on travel influencers and the implications of Instagram on tourism and politics.

Although people will always travel and write about their experiences, it remains unclear how the travel writing form will look after Covid-19.

Elizabeth Logan Harris recalls an incident in ’70s-era Radio City Music Hall when unwanted attention to her teenage body put her in league with her father.

In Iceland, overtourism has transformed the island in a few short years — and locals and visitors alike try to grapple with the change.

From over-development to contaminated cenotes, the problems continue to pile up in the Mayan paradise formerly known as Tulum.

It’s only “discovery” if you assume the place — or the people — has no meaningful existence apart from your visit. Surprise: you’re not that important.

A whole sector of the marketing industry shapes stories about nations and cities to shape our opinions about place.

Mary Mann lays bare what most travelers are loathe to admit: it’s just as easy to be bored in Paris or on Bora Bora as it is at home.

In one Alaskan town, the bone pile is a bounty for hungry polar bears and enterprising tour guides.

At Eater, journalist Emily Yoshida hits some of Tokyo’s absurd, popular tourist attractions trying to understand specifically what themed-destinations offer and why they’re so popular.

On a cruise through Antarctica’s stunning (and endangered) landscapes, Julia Whitty observes the spectre of climate change from up close.