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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Becker, Elizabeth.
Overbooked : the exploding business of travel and tourism / Elizabeth Becker.
pages cm
1. Tourism. 2. Tourism—Cross cultural studies. 3. Tourism—Political aspects. 4. Tourism—Moral and ethical aspects. I. Title.
G155.A1B382 2013
338.4'791—dc23
2012032848
ISBN 978-1-4391-6099-2
ISBN 978-1-4391-6750-2 (ebook)