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‘This Place Belongs to You’

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 20, 2023January 22, 2023

“Joshua Tree National Park is synonymous with the desert. Yet record numbers of guests threaten to overwhelm its beauty, wildlife, and small staff.”

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In a Famed Kenyan Game Park, the Animals Are Giving Up

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

“As a climate change-induced drought wears on, it’s putting more pressure on wildlife, livestock, and people.”

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The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 13, 2022October 19, 2022

“A space tourism industry is being built on the proposition of personal and existential transformation. But at what cost?”

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The Lessons of Uzbekistan’s Lost Sea

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands August 30, 2022January 31, 2023

“One of history’s worst environmental disasters is now a tourist attraction. What can it teach us about the fate of humankind?”

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The Battle to Save Waikiki Beach

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 2, 2022October 19, 2022

“No longer are coastal cities arguing about whether warming poses a monumental threat, but about the best way to respond.”

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The End of Travel

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 28, 2021October 19, 2022

“Driven by the need for a storied life, I relished the opportunity for endless travel. Is that a moment in time, now over?”

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Has Witch City Lost Its Way?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 26, 2021October 19, 2022

“Is a witch-based tourism economy the best way to honor the legacy of executed individuals who weren’t even witches in the first place? Or is continuing to transform the town into the epicenter of modern-day witchcraft actually the perfect way to right the wrongs of the past?”

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Hawai‘i Is Not Our Playground

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 13, 2021October 19, 2022

“To most outsiders, Hawai‘i is defined by the lei-draped, aloha-dispensing, honeymooner-welcoming image of the place. There’s no room for another version to emerge.”

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A Reading List on Travel Influencers and the Politics of a Place

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 17, 2020October 19, 2022

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

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Travel Influencers, Meet Authoritarian Regimes

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 21, 2020October 19, 2022

“The influencer industry has grown to be cozy with some unsavory governments, but its clout might not be as effective as it once was.”

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