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03241aam a22005778i 4500 001 0AFF7916A1A411E287E68BC3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20190815012642 008 121017s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012032848 020 $a 1439161003 (trade paperback) 020 $a 9781439161005 (trade paperback) 020 $a 1439160996 (hardback) 020 $a 9781439160992 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)800024781 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d GO3 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a G155.A1 $b B382 2013 082 00 $a 338.4/791 $2 23 084 $a TRV000000 $a BUS000000 $a TRV000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Becker, Elizabeth. 245 10 $a Overbooked : $b the exploding business of travel and tourism / $c Elizabeth Becker. 263 $a 1303 264 1 $a New York : $b Simon & Schuster, $c 2013. 300 $a x, 448 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Travel is no longer a past-time but a colossal industry, arguably one of the biggest in the world and second only to oil in importance for many poor countries. One out of 12 people in the world are employed by the tourism industry which contributes $6.5 trillion to the world's economy. To investigate the size and effect of this new industry, Elizabeth Becker traveled the globe. She speaks to the Minister of Tourism of Zambia who thinks licensing foreigners to kill wild animals is a good way to make money and then to a Zambian travel guide who takes her to see the rare endangered sable antelope. She travels to Venice where community groups are fighting to stop the tourism industry from pushing them out of their homes, to France where officials have made tourism their number one industry to save their cultural heritage; and on cruises speaking to waiters who earn $60 a month--then on to Miami to interview their CEO. Becker's sharp depiction reveals travel as a product; nations as stewards. Seeing the tourism industry from the inside out, the world offers a dizzying range of travel options but very few quiet getaways"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Tourism. 650 0 $a Tourism $x Cross-cultural studies. 650 0 $a Tourism $x Political aspects. 650 0 $a Tourism $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a TRAVEL / General. $2 bisacsh 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/1247/992/9781439160992/image/lgcover.9781439160992.jpg 941 $a 14 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611014430.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722035145.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204063812.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110045738.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006071312.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180802020224.0 952 $l NQPA983 $d 20180628030039.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418094422.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20150911034838.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20140410010423.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20140111010612.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20130607010922.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20130503011402.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20130503010405.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0AFF7916A1A411E287E68BC3DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search