A Country Only Men Can See: Tourism with the Taliban
While women in Afghanistan live under a system of gender apartheid, foreign male influencers freely film Kabul’s…
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How Roads, Ports and Resorts Are Reshaping Western Sahara
Morocco is using infrastructure, investment, and tourism to consolidate control over Western Sahara, one of the…
À Lisbonne, l’économie prospère grâce au tourisme, tandis que l’identité des…
Le phénomène de muséification lié à la touristification transforme des quartiers typiquement portugais, autrefois…
Is Cultural Commodification A By-Product of Backpacker Tourism?
The intricate relationship between the phenomenon of cultural commodification and the history of global tourism but…
Everest’s Sherpas: Necessity and Ambition
Essential to any expedition in the region, Sherpas are crucial to a successful summit and the backbone of Nepal’s…
Voluntourism: You Should Not Be Here
"Voluntourism" is a form of international volunteering that has flourished since the 1990s. It is promoted by…
Days in the Arctic: A Changed Way of Life
The quiet isolation of the Arctic is disappearing, leaving in its place social progressions and new economic…
Héritage mondial ou héritage local: la réalité masquée de la Cité Perdue de…
La plupart des articles que l’on retrouve sur la Cité Perdue sont écrits comme des récits d’aventures. Ils…
Livelihoods Threatened by Tragedy and Uncertainty in Indonesia
On October 29, tragedy disrupted the standard order in Indonesia for the second time in a month when Lion Air…
Under the Weather: Caribbean charts a path beyond Irma and Maria
Every hurricane season, the crystal blue waters that attract swaths of tourists to the Caribbean turn against the…