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Is it possible to be a "good tourist"?

2025/7/1
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Becca
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Christopher Gaffney
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Jessica Plotvian
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Kimberly Adams
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Rima Jerez
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Ryan
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Rima Jerez: 我对旅游业过度的问题很感兴趣，因为它影响了我对夏季旅行的规划。我想了解游客和当地居民之间日益紧张的关系，以及影响这一切的全球经济力量。 Christopher Gaffney: 过去20年旅游业的爆炸式增长对城市中心造成了影响，特别是对那些没有参与旅游业的人。国际旅游业的急剧增长是全球中产阶级增长、廉价机票、在线预订平台和网红等因素共同作用的结果，导致西欧旅游景点过度集中，经济利益分配不均，给当地居民带来实际问题。大规模旅游是一种不受欢迎的掠夺形式，我们夺取了那些经过几个世纪甚至几千年创造的地方的价值，为了自己的利益消费这些地方，拍自拍照并发布在社交媒体上，除了金钱之外没有任何回报。我们应该更多地从热情好客的角度来思考旅游业，如何成为好客人和好主人，包括航空公司和企业。与其追求旅游业的可持续性，不如思考如何做一个好客人，考虑我们的旅行决定对地球和政治的影响。 Kimberly Adams: 旅游业带来的经济利益往往没有在经济中广泛分配。一些游客较少的城市和地区正在将自己定位为“目的地平替”，以便游客仍然可以获得真实的体验，但人少且价格更低。也可以选择待在家里，探索你所在的社区和周围环境。当我们谈论国际旅行时，这是一种非常特权的对话。如果你没有钱旅行，特别是出国旅行，这些对话不仅无关紧要，有时还会让你觉得，哇，当我们在美国有真正的大问题时，你还在为过度旅游而哭泣。

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This chapter explores the rising tensions between tourists and locals in popular destinations, particularly in Europe. It examines the economic forces driving overtourism and the resulting challenges for residents, including increased living costs and a decline in quality of life.
  • Increase in international tourist flights (1.5 billion in the current year)
  • High concentration of tourists in Western European cities
  • Uneven distribution of economic benefits from tourism
  • Airbnb contributing to increased rent prices for locals
  • Overtourism viewed as a form of unwelcome extractivism

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Summer is here and like many you might be planning your next vacation. But here’s the thing, a lot of popular destinations are grappling with the pressure of overtourism or mass tourism.

On today’s episode, we dig into the phenonmenon of over tourism, the growing tensions between locals and visitors and the global economic forces at play. Plus, is it possible to be a responsible tourist or have we pushed some destinations too far?

Later, listeners sound off on the power of labor unions and food allergies. Finally, are you team check-in bag or carry-on? This week’s answer to the Make Me Smart question might make you rethink everything!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

We want to hear your answer to the Make Me Smart question: What’s something you thought you knew, but you later found out you were wrong about? Leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART!