Episode 58: One Man’s Trip Is Another Man’s Fall, Tourism, Over-Tourism and Anti-Tourism

The Two Humans stamp their passports and say “bon voyage” as they set off to find the current state of tourism. 

Episode 58 – One Man’s Trip Is Another Man’s Fall: Tourism, Over-Tourism and Anti-Tourism

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Auma, Quinter

2024 7 Popular Destinations That Are Limiting Visitors Due to Overtourism. The Travel (website), July 22, 2024, www.thetravel.com/popular-destinations-limiting-visitors-overtourism/.

 

Beddington, Emma

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Cooper, Emily 

2024 Now Barcelona Joins Spain’s War on Tourists: Mayor Pledges to Drive AirBnB out of the City within Five Years after Rents Spiralled for Locals. Daily Mail, June 23, 2024, www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13561433/Barcelona-AirBnb-city-five-years-locals-effects-mass-tourism-rent.html.

 

Garcia, Horaci

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Jockims, Trevor Laurence

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Lenthang, Marlene

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