Don’t Give Up on Tourism. Just Do It Better.
Paige McClanahan’s book, The New Tourist, argues for recognizing how potent travel’s social force is.
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Paige McClanahan’s book, The New Tourist, argues for recognizing how potent travel’s social force is.
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