We strive to tell it in words, but what can be better than the narration by images to describe this puzzling by-product of the consumer society? Mass tourism has not yet attracted… Read More
Documentaries and Shorts on Mass Tourism
Mass Tourism
Browse pages and posts about mass tourism and its impact
Playtime: Mass Tourism and the Big Screen
Next week, from 14th to 20th, I will be in Barcelona to participate in the 23rd edition of l’Alternativa Independent Film Festival, which this year dedicates an entire section to… Read More
Mr. Thomas Cook and the Impolite Visiting
The story of Thomas Cook, “the holiday maker“, is closely linked to the spread of mass tourism and unfortunately shows how even the most enlightened ideas can have dangerous unintended… Read More
Floating Reality and Pseudo-Events
It’s over. The Floating Piers by land artist Christo lasted only 16 days, attracting 1.5 million visitors in a village of 2000 residents on the shore of Lake Iseo, in… Read More
Bye Bye Tourists (You Won’t Be Missed)
Just a few days ago Thailand decided to close Koh Tachai island, in the Andaman Sea, due to excessive tourism. The problem was that this fairytale island should hold up… Read More
Anti-Tourism and the Quest for Alternatives
While preparing the content materials and studying about the alternative forms of tourism, we bounched into a few blogs and articles mentioning or supporting the so called “Anti-Tourism”. We’d like… Read More