Index

Abdullatif, Suleh Sueed, 177

Abramowitz, Michael J., 106–7

Abu Dhabi, 38, 167–69, 172, 179, 189, 191–92, 203

energy use in, 195

foreign mercenaries in, 193

foreign workers in, 186

human rights issues in, 187–89

World Green Tourism conference in, 193–95, 197–98, 199–203, 263

Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, 198

Abu Dhabi Policy Agency, 202

Abundant Tranquility Temple, Beijing, 298

Adelson, Sheldon, 367, 369

Adopt Sri Lanka, 284

Afghanistan, 183

Africa:

Chinese foreign aid to, 235, 236

Chinese trade with, 236

colonial era in, 208

population explosion in, 219

see also Zambia

Africa, national parks in, 207–8

African tourism industry as dependent on, 208–9, 220, 221

African visitors to, 231

checkered history of, 209, 218

corruption in, 222, 225

costs of maintaining, 240

encroachment of farmers and villagers on, 218, 219, 222

as former tribal lands, 208, 219

infrastructure of, 221–22

as legacy of colonialism, 208, 219, 231

mismanagement of, 219, 220

poachers in, 214, 218, 219–21, 222

safaris in, 207–8, 212–17, 244

as underfunded, 222

wildlife conservation and, 212–13, 218–219, 226

Africa, tourism in, 208–9

African-Americans and, 242–44

Chinese tourists and, 236, 308

colonial heritage of, 241

as dependent on national parks, 208–9, 220, 221

African-Americans, 242–43

Africa’s Lost Eden (short film), 239

Airbus, 192

Air Transport Association, 359

air travel, airlines, 53, 171

passenger screening and, 354–55

pollution from, 38, 354

post-9/11 grounding of, 354

Akashi, Yasushi, 115

Alaska, 151

waste dumping laws in, 159–61

Albar, Javier, 312–14, 315–16, 317, 318, 322, 324

Ali, Syed, 187

Ali, Syed Shahid, 361–62

Allen, Jody, 226

Allen, Paul, 226, 239

Allure of the Seas (cruise ship), 256

Al Marri, Ghanim, 201

Amazonas Sustainable Foundation, 274

Amazon Basin, 272, 274–76

Amboseli, Kenya, 235

“America—More Hassle Than It’s Worth?” (London Guardian), 356

American Airlines, 174

American Express, 14–15

American International Group, 373

American Political Science Association, 319

American Society of Travel Agents, 381

American tourists, 10–11, 12, 347

in France, 49–50, 53–54

U.S. travel by, 345, 349

Angawi, Sami, 184–85

Angkor temples, 87–88, 93–94

mass tourism at, 89, 91, 92, 94–95, 98

pollution and, 104

preservation and restoration of, 91, 95, 96–98

sinking of, 98, 104

theft at, 96, 97

tourist damage to, 96, 98

Angkor Thom, 88

Angkor Wat, 88, 97, 98

Anil’s Ghost (Ondaatje), 282

Anlong Veng, Cambodia, 108

Antarctica, 162, 241

Antarctic Treaty, 162

Apple, R. W., Jr., 28–29

Apsara association, 97, 100

Aquaventure, 179

Arabian Peninsula, habitat destruction in, 198–99

Arabic language, 202

Arab Spring, 169, 181, 193

tourism and, 19

Arden, Miguel, 376

Arias Sánchez, Óscar, 255

Arison, Micky, 134, 141

Arison, Shari, 134

Arison, Ted, 133–37, 140, 141

modern cruise ship industry created by, 133–34, 135–36

Arison School of Business, 141

Armani, Giorgio, 178

Armani Hotel Dubai, 178

Aruba, 150

Ashoka Changemakers, 268

Asian Development Bank, 98–99

Asian tourists:

in Cambodia, 93

sex tourism and, 118–19

Atlanta, Ga., 1996 Olympics in, 350, 351

Atlantic, 370

Atlantis Hotel, Dubai, 178–79, 180, 196

ATOUT France, 46, 47, 52, 66, 75

Auschwitz, Poland, 106

Australia, Chinese tourists in, 307

Baedeker, Karl, 26

Baedeker travel guides, 23

Bahamas, 157, 161

ship registry of, 140

Bahrain, 172, 193

Baker, Simeon, 127

Bali, 197, 281

Banda, Rupiah, 229–30, 237–38

Bangkok, 37, 281

Bangladesh, 183

Bank of China, 236

Barboza, David, 314–15

Barcelona, 1992 Olympics in, 350

Bargemon, France, 73

Bar Harbor, Maine, 152

Barro Colorado, 248

Baumgartner, Jean-Claude, 273–74

Bayon, 93, 98

Beijing, China, 296

architectural and cultural destruction in, 297–99

“Democracy Wall” in, 297

International Tourism Conference in, 303–4, 306

Tiananmen Square massacre in, 305, 330

2008 Olympics in, 293–94, 322, 323, 333

Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall, 312–13, 315, 316

Belize, 130–31, 150, 153

Belize Audubon Society, 153

Bennett, Paul, 152

Berlin Wall, fall of, 13, 173

Bethlehem, West Bank, 185

Bhutan, 21

bin Laden, Osama, killing of, 366

Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Sultan, 193

Bizzaro, Andrea, 219

Bjørnøy, Helen, 162–63

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (West), 25

Blum, Léon, 52

BOAC, 172

Bordeaux, France, 37, 58–66

Tourism Bureau of, 64

Bordeaux City, France, 58–59

tourism policy of, 64–65

urban renewal in, 59–60, 61–62, 63, 64–66

Bordeaux Uncorked, 63–64

Bosnian War, 25

Botswana, 208, 209, 233

Bourdain, Anthony, 32

Bowling, Charles, 370

Bradesco Bank, 275

Brazil, 36–37, 272–76

deforestation in, 275

sex tourism in, 116

2016 Summer Olympics in, 273, 276, 362

U.S. visa applications in, 364

Brazilian tourists, in U.S., 365

Brenes Mora, Alberto Manuel, 251

British Airways, 175

British tourists:

declining U.S. travel of, 356

in France, 49, 50–51

Brocon Group, 112

Broderick, Douglas, 100

Bruner, Edward M., 241–42

Bryson, John, 365

Buddha Zen Hotel, 338–39

Budowski, Gerardo, 251

Building Towers, Cheating Workers (Human Rights Watch), 187

Burj Al Arab Hotel, 195, 200

Burj Khalifa, 167, 177–78

Burma, 19

Burton, Richard, 25

Bush, George W., 348, 354, 359

Bush (George W.) administration, 353, 354, 358, 359–60, 366, 374

Bushcamp Company, 214, 217, 219, 225–29

Byrd, Richard E., 24

Byron, George Gordon, Lord, 82

Caballos-Lascuráin, Héctor, 266

Cabrini, Luigi, 35

California, 161

Calvo, José, 252

Cambodia, 37, 87–89

evictions and land seizures in, 109–13

foreign investment in, 96, 99, 100

French colonial legacy of, 89

Khmer Rouge in, 88, 90, 92, 95, 104, 105–8

money-laundering in, 113

orphanages in, 101–3

poverty and unemployment in, 91

private coastline development in, 111–12

Tourism Ministry of, 105, 108–10, 119

U.N. peacekeeping mission to, 89, 114–15

Vietnamese invasion of, 106

wealth inequality in, 101

Cambodia, tourism in, 14, 21, 89–121

Asian tourists in, 93

beach resorts in, 92, 105

casinos in, 112–13

corruption in, 91–92, 96, 100–101, 104, 108–9

“dark tourism” in, 92, 107

as development strategy, 99

as percentage of economy, 92

sex trade in, 92, 93, 104–5, 111, 114–21

South Korea and, 98–99

travel philanthropy scams in, 101–2, 103

see also Angkor temples

Cambodian War, 87–88

Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of, 385

Camp, Beatrice, 364

Canada, 16, 377

capuchin monkeys, 252, 261–62

carbon emissions, 20, 38, 195–96, 199–200, 271, 276

Carnival Corporation, 133

Carnival Cruise Lines, 137–38, 140–41, 143, 149

Arison and, 133–34, 136–37

Diamonds International and, 149

illegal waste water dumping by, 159

ship registry of, 140

Carnivale (cruise ship), 137

Carr, Greg, 238–39

Carr, Norman, 217–18

Carte Blanche (Deaver), 180

Catholic Relief Services, 259

Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), 259–60, 268

Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development, 153

Centers for Disease Control, U.S., 379

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), 260

Centre Georges Pompidou, 56

Cerro Frantzius, 250

Certification for Sustainable Tourism, 261

Cézanne, Paul, 47

Chakari, Mohammad Sidiq, 183

Changqing Nature Reserve, 336

Charles de Gaulle Airport, 56–57, 171

Château Haut-Bailly, 60–61

Cheng, Henry K. S., 313

Chengdu, China, 335–39

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, 337–38

Chen Lip Keong, 113–14

Chevet, Charles-Henri, 104

Chiang Kai-shek, 292, 297

Chicago, Ill.:

convention business in, 370–71

as 2016 Olympics finalist, 361

Chiesa, Thea, 270

Chilanda, Father, 210–11

children, sex tourism and exploitation of, 114–15, 116–17, 119

Children’s Eternal Rainforest, 254

China:

African foreign aid and investment by, 235, 236, 238

African trade with, 236

Communist regime in, 292, 297, 301, 325, 327, 340, 368

Cultural Revolution in, 292, 299, 300, 325, 337

economic growth in, 292, 294, 301, 305, 312

economic reform in, 300

Foreign Affairs Ministry of, 308

gambling industry in, 368–69

in global economy, 292

Great Leap Forward in, 292, 298, 299, 325

high-speed trains in, 328

history of travel in, 316–17

human rights issues in, 305, 340–41

illegal ivory trade in, 234–35

International Travel Service of, 299

Internet censorship in, 340–41

middle class in, 296, 306

National Tourism Administration (CNTA) of, 299, 300

National Tourist Office of, 304, 333

1984 grain harvest in, 304

in opening to West, 13

pollution in, 302, 332–33, 338, 340

Public Security Ministry of, 308

Tiananmen Square massacre in, 305, 330

U.S. visa applications in, 364

wildlife conservation in, 335–38

Youth Travel Service of, 330

China, tourism in, 34, 37, 291–96, 312–41

Chinese tourists and, 300, 305–6, 309

corruption in, 340

Deng and, 300–303

diplomatic role of, 292–93, 295, 323, 340

first foreign travelers in, 299–300

foreign investment in, 312

foreign tourism professionals in, 312–17

government control of, 318–20, 340

government nurturing of, 292–93

historic preservation vs. development in, 326–27, 339, 340

hospitality culture as foreign to, 302–3, 315–16, 317

importance of government connections in, 313

International-brand hotels in, 314

low wages in, 315

native Chinese professionals in, 317–322

1983 international conference on, 303–4, 306

pandas and, 335–38

pollution and, 302, 332–33

“Red Tourism Highway” in, 327

as share of economy, 293, 295, 312

Tibet and, 302, 321

China Daily, 333

Chinese revolution, 292, 297, 313, 328, 368

Chinese tourists, 387

in Africa, 236, 308

in Australia, 307

in China, 300, 305–6, 309, 314, 327, 335

diplomatic role of, 310

in Europe, 308–9

foreign travel by, 306–11, 314, 318, 320–321, 341

in France, 66–67, 309, 310

growing numbers of, 295, 296

national holidays and, 296, 306, 327, 340

in New Zealand, 307–8

sex tourism and, 118–19

spending by, 295–96, 309–10, 311

tour operators’ exploitation of, 307–8

UNWTO profile of, 309

in U.S., 365

in Venice, 84–85, 310

Chinzombo Lodge, 218

Chipata, Zambia, 218

Chiriquí, Gulf of, 249

Chitamfya, Caristo, 231

Choeung Ek, Cambodia, 107

Christ, Costas, 270

Cinnamon Grand Hotel, 278–79, 280

Civilian Conservation Corps, 384

Clarke, Arthur C., 283

Clay, William, Sr., 142

Clean Cruise Ship Act, U.S., 161

Clean Water Act, U.S., 156, 158, 161

climate change, 170, 230, 385–88

Clinton, Bill, 350–51

Clinton, Hillary, 363–64

Coast Guard, U.S., 161

Cohen, Gershon, 159–60

Coiba National Park, 249

Cold War, 52, 54, 88, 335

end of, and growth of tourism, 13–14, 15, 19, 29, 57, 173

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 280

Columbus, Christopher, 23, 250, 258

Commerce Department, U.S., 359, 360, 366

Travel and Tourism Industries Office of, 360

Condé Nast Traveler, 31, 240, 276–77, 317

Congress, U.S.:

cruise industry and, 139, 142, 164, 348

tourism policy and, 14, 352–53, 362–63

and War on Terrorism, 354

Congressional Research Service, 161

Connolly, Nellie, 321

conservation philanthropy, 225–26, 238–240, 254, 264

Context Travel, 152

convention business, 18, 370–74

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 221, 234

Cook, Frances, 72–73, 74

Cooray, Dharshi, 281

Cooray, Hiran, 279, 281, 287

Corajoud, Claire and Michel, 59

Corcovado Foundation, 259

Corcovado National Park, 258, 260

Cornell School of Hotel Administration, 380

Cornwall, England, 74

Costa Concordia disaster, 20, 132–33

Costa Cruises, 133

Costão do Santinho, 270

Costa Rica, 153, 245–47, 249–55, 258–63

biodiversity of, 250, 251–52

cattle ranching in, 253, 255

as center for biological research, 250–251

Central American conflicts and, 254–255

Certification for Sustainable Tourism program in, 261

colonial era in, 250

computer and biomedical technology in, 255

deforestation in, 247, 253

ecotourism in, 19, 245, 249, 252, 254, 264–65, 268

environmentalism in, 249–50, 252, 253

gold mining in, 258–59

medical tourism and, 377

national parks of, 252, 253, 261

private reserves in, 252, 253

Quakers in, 253–54

rainforests in, 246, 258

tourism as largest economic sector in, 261

Costa Rica, University of, 251

Cousteau, Jacques, 129

Cozumel, 128, 129, 134, 154

Cranley, William Patrick, 325–27

Croatia, 153

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), 142, 151

cruise ships, cruise ship industry, 19, 36, 79, 125–65

Arison’s creation of, 133–34, 135–36

art sales as profit center for, 147–49

Clean Water Act exemption of, 156–57

Congress and, 139, 142, 164, 348

cultural and environmental degradation from, 134, 152–55

ecotourism as antithesis of, 249, 256–57

as entertainment- vs. destination-driven, 137

excursion trips as profit centers for, 151

as fastest growing segment of tourism industry, 134

foreign registry of ships in, 139–40

gambling and, 126, 146

legal loopholes exploited by, 132, 133, 134, 136, 139–41

low ticket prices in, 126, 138, 144

low wages paid by, 127–28, 131–32, 139, 140–42, 144–46, 256

as most profitable sector of tourism industry, 139

nonprofits and, 165

onboard sales as profit center in, 130, 146–51

passenger security and, 164

polar regions and, 162–63

political contributions by, 142–43

pollution from, 20, 30, 34, 82, 85, 134, 156–64

tax exemptions of, 140, 143

Venice damaged by, 77, 81, 85, 152

Crystal Cruises, 161

culinary tourism, 37

Culinary Workers Union, 374

cultural degradation:

from cruise ships, 152

tourism and, 20–21, 30, 202–3

Cuvelier, Olivier, 62

Czech Republic, 116

Dachau, Germany, 106

Daily, Laura, 31

Dalai Lama, 302, 321

Dale, Terry, 151, 161–62, 164

D’Amore, Louis, 230

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 236

“dark tourism” (genocide tourism), 37, 92, 105–8

Dassance, Rick and Jewell, 294–95

Datan, Rajan, 271

David, Armand, 335

Dawson, Barbara, 303–4, 305

Death in Venice (Mann), 82

Deauville, France, 51

deforestation, 247, 253, 275, 276

de Gaulle, Charles, 55

Delaux, Stephan, 64–65

Delom, Christian, 66–67, 68, 310

Deng Xiaoping, 304, 305, 330, 335, 337, 340, 341

on economic importance of tourism, 293, 295, 300–303

Deron, Francis, 296–97

Description of the World (Polo), 23

developing economies, tourism in, 19–20, 89–90, 99, 376

development, preservation vs., 111–12, 184–85, 326–27, 339, 340

Diamonds International, 128, 129, 130, 149–50

Diamond Trading Company, 149

Dickinson, Bob, 137, 140, 146

Dieppe, France, 51

Dinesen, Isak, 207

Dion, Dan, 245

Diotallevi, Marina, 116

Discover America website, 363

Disneyland, 324, 346, 383, 385

Disneyland France, 66, 324

Disneyland Shanghai, 323–24

Disney World, 324, 364, 383, 385

Dobbs, Geoffrey, 279, 283–85

Dobbs, Michael, 284

Documentation Center of Cambodia, 107

Dominguez-Hoare, Anna, 153–54

“Don’t Go There” (Becker), 390

Dow, Roger, 362, 366

Dreams from My Father (Obama), 244

Dubai, 38, 166–81, 189, 203

as airline hub, 170, 172–73

Arab Spring and, 181

conspicuous consumption in, 169–70

duty-free shopping in, 166, 170, 171

energy use in, 167, 195

entertainment in, 176–80

foreign workers in, 168–69, 174, 186–89

and Great Recession of 2008, 169, 175, 178, 179, 186

Hajj pilgrimage and, 170, 183–84

human rights issues in, 187–89

malls in, 167, 175–76

Middle East conflict and, 180–81

nightlife of, 167, 190

pollution in, 196–97

public debt of, 179–80

sex tourism in, 190–91

shopping in, 175–76

tourism as largest economic sector in, 168

Dubai: Gilded Cage (Ali), 187

Dubai Studio City, 180

Dubrovnik, Croatia, 155

Dunne, Ron, 119–20

Durbin, Richard, 161

Dutch House, 283, 284

East Africa, 220

Eastern Europe, 13, 115

“Eating and Sleeping with Arthur Frommer” (Ephron), 13

Ebron, Paulla A., 243

ecolodges, 246, 257, 259

economies, national:

sex tourism share of, 115

tourism industry share of, 10, 15, 20, 45, 66–67, 194

Economist, 175

economy, global:

China in, 292

tourism industry share of, 15, 16–17, 270, 351

ecotourism, 19, 21, 45, 241, 245–77

as antithesis of cruise ship travel, 249, 256–57

Costa Rica as birthplace of, 245, 249, 252, 254, 264–65

definition of “green” in, 263–64

genuine vs. false claims in, 265

Global Sustainable Tourism Council Criteria for, 247, 255–56, 260, 262, 264–66

guides in, 247, 248

local entrepreneurs and, 260

as small part of tourism industry, 246

ticket prices in, 256

wages in, 256

see also geotourism; green tourism

Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? (Honey), 268

Ecuador, 241

EFEO Center, 88, 95

Egypt, 192

Baedeker guide to, 23–24

tourism in, 19

2011 revolution in, 181

Eiffel, Gustave, 43, 50

Eiffel Tower, 43–44, 50

elections, U.S.:

of 2008, 366

of 2012, 364–65, 366–67

elephants:

poaching of, 214, 219–21, 234–35

threatened extinction of, 220–21, 223, 235

El Salvador, civil war in, 254

Emanuel, Rahm, 370–71, 373–74

Emirates Airlines, 172–73, 174, 184

Emirates Palace Hotel, 191

Emmrich, Stuart, 7, 30–31

Eng, Roland, 90–91, 92, 105

environmental degradation:

from cruise ships, 134, 153–55

tourism and, 20, 30, 35, 38, 195–96, 272

in UAE, 195–96

see also pollution

environmentalism, 21, 249–50, 266

see also ecotourism; green tourism

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S., 156–57, 161, 163–64

Ephron, Nora, 13

Etihad Airways, 192

Euromic, 372

Europe:

Chinese tourists in, 308–9

meetings and conventions business in, 372–73

paid vacations in, 55

tourism in, 14, 19

European trading system, 38

European Union, 55, 68

Europe on $5 a Day (Frommer), 11, 12–13

Evans, Graham, 199

Explorer sinking, 162

Exxon Valdez oil spill, 158

Fain, Richard, 140

Falcone, Patrick, 68–69, 72

falcons, 198

Farmer, Greg, 352

FBI, 164

Federal Aviation Administration, 351

Fiedler, Tom, 32, 33

Figueres Ferrer, José, 250

Fine Art Registry, 147–48

flags of convenience, 139, 142, 256

Florianópolis, Brazil, 270

Florida, tourism industry in, 32, 125, 134, 135, 384

fondacos, 78

Footprint Dubai (Gilmore), 175

Forbes, 72

40xVenezia, 78, 80–81

Four Seasons Resort and Spa, Costa Rica, 262

France, 43–75

Agriculture Ministry of, 57, 67–68, 69, 72

American tourists in, 49–50, 53–54

British tourists in, 49, 50–51

Chinese tourists in, 66–67, 309, 310

cultural richness of, 47–48, 56, 68

Culture Ministry of, 47, 67

dependence on tourism as contrary to self-image of, 46–47

foreign retirees in, 72–73

governmental tourism policy in, 44–45, 47, 48, 57–58, 66–69

landscape preservation in, 68–69

Marshall Plan rebuilding of tourism industry in, 52–54

as most visited country, 44

museum system in, 56

national lifestyle of, 45, 53, 68

nineteenth-century tourism in, 49–51

paid vacations in, 47, 52

railway system in, 56–57, 59, 68

Tourism Board of, 51

tourism as largest economic sector in, 44, 46–47, 66–67

tourism problems in, 47, 48, 69–75

tourism’s pressure on housing markets in, 71–75

wine tourism in, 58–66

Franco, Francisco, 8

Frangialli, Francesco, 16, 48

Frankel, Amy, 163

Franks, Theresa, 147–48

Frantzius, Alexander von, 250–51

Freeman, Geoff, 355, 359, 360–61, 367

Free Tibet movement, 302

frequent-flyer miles, total value of, 17, 174–75

Friendship Hotel, Beijing, 296

Frommer, Arthur, 11–13, 26

Fuller, Ed, 172, 179, 271, 274, 276

Fundingsland, David, 320

fund-raising, tourism and, 19

Gabbrielli, Matteo, 76–78, 82, 84, 310

Gabon, 235

Gad, David, 149

Galabru, Kek, 110

Galápagos islands, 241

Galle, Sri Lanka, 282, 283, 284–85

Gambia, 242

Gander, Rhoda M., 231–32

gay and lesbian tourism, 37

Gebrselassie, Haile, 333

Gehry, Frank, 191

Gelb, Arthur, 28

General Services Administration, U.S., 373

genocide museums, 106–7

George Washington University, 268, 380

geotourism, 266–68

see also ecotourism; green tourism

Geotourism Map Guide program, 267

Germany, 372

Ghana, 242

Gifford, Kathie Lee, 137–38

Giles, Rick, 356

Gilmore, Zee, 175

Gingrich, Newt, 350, 352, 365, 367

Gironde River, 58

G.I.’s Guide to Travelling in Europe, The (Frommer), 11

Giverny, France, 70

Glacier Bay National Park, 160

Glenny, Misha, 115

Global Footprint Network, 196

Global Heritage Fund, 98

globalization, labor unions and, 141–42

Global Sustainable Tourism Council, 247, 255–56, 260, 262, 264–66

Global Tourism Business Award, 271

Goldstein, Adam M., 143–44, 148, 150, 152, 154, 155

golf courses, water usage by, 200

Golfo Dulce Bay, 252, 258

Goodman, Carolyn, 371

Goodwin, Harold, 269

Goonetilleke, Bernard, 282

Gore, Al, 350

Gorée island, 243

Gorongosa National Park, 238–39

Gourevitch, Philip, 239

governments:

tourism marketing by, 33–34, 66, 69, 347

Graff, Roy, 311

Graves, Michael, 113

Great Depression, 384

Great Exposition, London (1851), 49

Great Recession (2008), 17, 19, 67, 116, 138–39, 149, 294, 366

Dubai and, 169, 175, 178, 179, 186

tourism industry and, 271, 273–74, 360

Great Rift Valley, 238

Great Wall Hotel, 304

Green Globe, 266

Greenhouse, Carol, 202

green tourism, 193–203, 263

see also ecotourism; geotourism

Gregori, Flavio, 78–79, 82

Groslier, Bernard-Philippe, 95

Groslier, George, 95

Guardian (London), 356

Guatemala, postwar tourism in, 279

Guggenheim Museum, Abu Dhabi, 191, 192–93

Guilin, China, 302

Gulf Air, 171, 172

habitat destruction, 20, 198–99

Habitat for Humanity, 268

Hajj pilgrimage, 17–18, 167, 170, 181–85

Haley, Alex, 242–43

Haley, William, 243

Hamm, Catharine, 30

Hanks, Douglas, III, 32

Harms, Erika, 264–65

Harté, Yves, 62–63

Hawaii:

Conservation and Coastal Lands Office of, 385–86

Land and Natural Resources Department of, 385

sea rise and, 385–88

Tourism Authority of, 387

Hawaii, University of, 385

Hawkins, Donald, 268, 380–81

health care costs, medical tourism and, 18, 376, 378–79

Hegazy, Ashraf Faisal, 195

hema, 198

Heng-Shan Group, 325

Heng-Shan Moller Villa, 324–25

Herscowitz, Herb and Ellen, 294

Hiaasen, Carl, 384

Hickton, George, 307–8, 310

Hill, Isabel, 360

Hilton hotels, 314

Historic Shanghai, 325–27

HIV/AIDS, 230

Ho, Dean, 304

Ho, Stanley, 369

Hoffmann, Carl, 250–51

Hogg, Andy, 216–17, 218–19, 223–24, 225–27

Hogg, Jerry, 217, 218

Hoh Rain Forest, 383–84

Holdridge, Leslie, 251

Homeland Security Department, U.S., 161, 353, 354, 357

Honey, Martha, 268–69

Hong Kong, 295, 306, 369

Ho Renzhi, 298

hospitality, as foreign to Chinese tourism industry, 302–3, 315–16, 317

hospitality schools and academic programs, 10, 379–80

housing markets, tourism and, 20, 71–75, 80

howler monkeys, 247, 248, 252, 261

Huangpu River, 323, 324

Hughes, Trevor, 162

Human Rights Watch, 187, 192

Hunas Falls, 285, 286

Hun Sen, 91, 99, 101, 104, 108, 109–11

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, 314, 374

Hydropolis Hotel, 177

Iceland Water Park, 201

India, 116, 189, 375

Indonesia, 183

Innocents Abroad (Twain), 49–50

InterContinental Hotels Group, 359

International Centre for Responsible Tourism, 269

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), 158

International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor), 96–97

International Ecotourism Society, 251

International Institute for Peace Through Tourism, 229–34

International Justice Mission (IJM), 119–20

International Olympic Committee, 362

International Transport Workers’ Federation, 142, 143

International Union for Conservation of Nature, 198

Internet:

tourism and, 381

travel writing and, 30

U.S. national travel website on, 363

U.S. tourism policy criticized on, 356

Iraq War, 349, 353, 355

Ireland, 19

Israel, 35, 141

Italy, 83

ITB International Tourism Bourse, 229

ivory trade, illegal, 220–21, 234–35

Jacobs, Susan, 358

Japanese tourists, in Venice, 76

Jarrett, Valerie, 360

Jayavarman VII, Angkor emperor, 95

Jebel Ali International Hotels, 201

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 182, 184, 185

Jenanyan, Gary, 257

Jerusalem, pilgrimages to, 182

Jerusalem and Its Surroundings (Baedeker guide), 23

Jetwing, 279, 285, 286

Johannesburg airport, 209

Johnston, Tess, 326

Joly, Hubert, 271–72

Juma Sustainable Development Preserve, 271, 274–76

Jumeirah Group, 195, 196

Juppé, Alain, 58–59, 61–62, 63, 64–65

Justice Department, U.S., 115, 116

J. W. Marriott Guanacaste Resort and Spa, 262–63

Kaaba, 184

Kafue, Zambia, 218

Kailua Beach, 387

Kailua Beach and Dune Management Plan, The (report), 385, 387

Kaing Guek Eav, 108

Kales, Arthur and Amy, 294

Kanagaratnam, Tina, 325–26

Kandy, Sri Lanka, 36, 285–86

Kapamba base camp, 214–17, 228

Kapamba River, 215, 216

Kaufmann, Kathy, 128

Kaunda, Kenneth, 218, 230, 236, 238

Kearney, Thomas H., 24

Kempinski hotel, 177

Kennedy, Jacqueline, 88

Kentlands Travel Agency, 381

Kenya, 207, 208, 220, 235, 242

elephant poaching in, 220

wildlife conservation in, 221–23

Kep, Cambodia, 111

Key West, Fla., 152

Khajavi, Alex, 272

Khmer Rouge, 37, 88, 90, 92, 95, 104, 105–8

Kiattiyotcharoen, Narain, 37

Kigali, Rwanda, 106

Killing Fields, The (film), 87

King, Brian, 201

Kirkham, Anthony, 199

Klein, Ross A., 145–46

Knot of Vipers, The (Mauriac), 62

Knowles, Tony, 159

Koh Kong, Cambodia, 111, 112

Korea, demilitarized zone of, 286–87

Krippendorf, Jost, 269

Kruger National Park, 222, 239

Kuchchaveli, Sri Lanka, 280–81

Kusaka, Yoko, 114

Kutay, Sevil, 379

labor unions:

globalization and, 141–42

tourism industry and, 373–76

Lansky, Meyer, 368

Laos, 14

Las Perlas Archipelago, 248

Las Vegas, Nev., 362, 367–76

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, 370, 371

Las Vegas Convention Center, 370

Lawless, Gerald, 195, 196

Leahy, Michael, 28

Leakey, Richard, 221–23, 235, 240–41

Leeds Metropolitan University, 269

Lee Kuan Yew, 369

Lelyveld, Joseph, 28

Lemmo, Samuel J., 385

Leon, Donna, 85–86

Leonardo da Vinci, 39

Leshan Giant Buddha, 339

Levy, Michael, 319

Liang Sicheng, 298

Liberia, 157, 161

ship registry of, 139, 140

Libya, 193

LICADHO, 110

Lichtenwald, Janice, 266

Lindblad Expeditions, 246, 248, 257

Lin Xi, 329–34

Living Planet report, 196

Livingstone, Zambia, 237

“Living Working Countryside” (Taylor), 74

Lloyds Cruise International, 164

London, 1851 Exposition in, 49

London Daily Mail, 72

Los Angeles Times, 30

“Lost Decade, The” (report), 360

Louvre, Abu Dhabi, 191, 192

Louvre, Paris, 38–39, 66

Lovdal, Trond, 225

Love Boat, The (TV show), 137

Luangwa River valley, 211, 212, 218

Lufthansa, 172

Lula da Silva, Luis Inácio, 272–73, 276

Lusaka, Zambia, 209–10, 229

Lustenberger, Joe, 372–73

Maasai, 242

Macao, 113, 295, 306, 314, 368–69

McBride, Kelly, 31

McCain, John, 366

McCartney, Mike, 387

McCullough, David, 248

McDonald’s, 243

McGhee, Dorothy, 376

McMafia (Glenny), 115

Madrid, 7–8, 34

Magic Planet, 176

Maine, 161

Malafante, Marco, 78, 82

Malawi, 218

Malaysia, 377–78

Malkovich, John, 73

Mall of Emirates, 167, 176

Malraux, André, 55–56, 59

Mam, Somaly, 117–18

Manaus, Brazil, 274

Mann, Thomas, 82

Manuel Antonio National Park, 261

Mao Zedong, 292, 297, 299, 300, 313, 330

Marchetti, Marco, 47, 70

Mardi Gras (cruise ship), 136, 137

Marina Bay Sands, 113, 369

marine life, threats to, 156

maritime transport industry:

environmental standards for, 157–58

flags of convenience in, 139, 142, 256

pollution from, 156

Marriott, J. W. “Bill,” Jr., 44, 276, 359, 361

Marriott family, 367

Marriott International, 340, 380

Brazilian rainforest preserve of, 271, 274–76

carbon footprint of, 271, 276

Chinese hotels of, 313–14, 315, 322

Marshall Plan, 52–54

Martin, Esmond, 234–35

Masdar, UAE, 195

Masdar Initiative, 195

mass tourism:

at Angkor temples, 91, 94–95, 98

dangers of, 47

in Venice, 75, 76–86

Matthews, Charlie, 63–64

Matthews, Kathleen, 270–71, 274

Maud’hui, Philippe, 47, 57, 66, 75

Mauriac, François, 62

Mavrogiannis, Anthony, 381–82

Maxa, Rudy, 32

Mayle, Peter, 72, 73

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 181–85

media, see travel writers, travel writing

medical tourism, 18–19, 348, 376–79

Medina, Saudi Arabia, 182

MediTour Expo, 377

Mérimée, Prosper, 56

Mexico, 116, 377

Meyer, Chris, 371–72, 374

Meyers, Arlen, 377, 378

Mfuwe Lodge, 211–12, 214, 219, 223, 225, 226–27, 240

Miami, Fla., 34

Miami Herald, 26, 27, 32

Miami News, 26

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) business, 18, 370–74

middle classes, as tourists, 10, 12

Middleton, Drew, 28

Minc, Alain, 71

mining:

in Costa Rica, 258–59

in Zambia, 210, 228, 236

Mitterrand, François, 38

Mitterrand, Frédéric, 67

Mohammed, Prophet, 185, 190

Mohammed Al-Maktoum, Sheikh, 169, 172

Moi, Daniel arap, 221

Moller, Eric, 324–25

Moloka’i, Hawaii, 152

Mona Lisa (Leonardo), 39

Monet, Claude, 47–48, 70, 309

Monterey Bay, 161

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, 253–54

Morella, Connie, 348–49, 353

Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, 237

Motse Lodge, 240

Moulinier, Alain, 68

Mozambique, 208, 235, 238–39

M. Silvers Associates, 32

Mugabe, Robert, 209, 237

Muller, Margit Gabriele, 198

Murano glass, 80–81, 83–84

Murkowski, Frank, 160

Musée d’Orsay, 56

Muslims:

Hajj pilgrimages of, 17–18, 167, 170, 181–85

Umrah pilgrimages of, 181, 185

Mvula, Evelyn, 231–32

Nader, Ralph, 266

NagaWorld, 113–14

Nairobi, Kenya, 244

Nakheel, 179

Namibia, 208, 209, 233

Namugala, Catherine, 229, 232–33, 237

National (Abu Dhabi), 189

National Academy of Sciences, 381

National Geographic, 24–25, 31, 91, 154–155, 239, 246, 255, 257, 262, 266, 268

Center for Sustainable Destinations of, 155, 267

National Geographic Traveler, best vs. worst lists in, 267–68

National Museum of Modern Art, France, 56

National Museums of Kenya, 221

national parks, tourism and, 208–9, 220, 221, 252, 253, 382–84

National Park System, U.S., 38, 346, 382–83

National Review, 165

National Travel and Tourism Strategy, U.S., 365–66

Nature Conservancy, 259

Navigator of the Seas, The (cruise ship), 125–26, 143, 246

Negombo, Sri Lanka, 286

Nevada, 371

Newhouse, Nancy, 29–30

Newman, Stuart, 26–27, 31

newspapers, tourism industry advertising in, 11, 26, 28, 33

Newsweek, 169

New World Development Company, 313

New York, N.Y., 365

New Yorker, 32, 239

New York Times, 65, 379

tourism industry advertising in, 28

New York Times Travel section, 27–31

breadth of coverage by, 27–29

consumer pieces emphasized in, 29–31

gifts and free travel refused by, 27

New Zealand, 194

Chinese tourists in, 307–8

Foreign Ministry of, 162

tourism industry in economy of, 308

Nicaragua, civil war in, 254

Nides, Thomas R., 363–64

Nippon Television of Japan, 39

Nissan Shipping Building, 325

Noble Radiance, A (Leon), 85

nonprofits, cruise ship industry and, 165

Normandy, France, 51

Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, 112

North Luangwa Park, 223

Norway, 162–63

Zambian aid from, 224–25

Nouvel, Jean, 191

nuclear power, 195

Nuseibeh, Sari, 28

Obama, Barack, 134, 244, 271–72, 348, 387, 388

in 2012 election, 364–65, 366–67

and 2016 Olympics bid, 361–62

U.S. tourism industry and, 360–65

Obama, Michelle, 361

Obama administration, National Travel and Tourism strategy of, 365–66

oceans, pollution of, 20, 34, 156–63, 196–97

Oduber, Daniel, 258

Ofer, Sammy, 134

Olympic National Park, 383–84

Olympics:

of 1992 (Barcelona), 350

of 1996 (Atlanta), 350, 351

of 2008 (Beijing), 163, 293–94, 322, 323, 333

of 2010 (Vancouver), 163, 293

of 2016 (Rio de Janeiro), 273, 276, 362

U.S. travel restrictions and, 361–62

Oman, 172

Ondaatje, Michael, 282

Oppenheimer, Nicky, 240

Oppenheimer, Strilli, 240

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 16, 348–49

Organization of American States, 251

Orlando, Fla., 370

Orly airport, 171

Orset, Christophe, 73–74

Osa Peninsula, 258–60

Ottoman Empire, 182

Out of Africa (Dinesen), 207

Out of Africa (film), 207, 211, 220

Out of the Rock Comes Life, 336

overconsumption, in UAE, 169–70, 196

Owen-Edmunds, Libby, 280

Pacheca island, 248

Pachequilla island, 248

Pacific Asia Travel Association, 287

Paggiarin, Claudio, 35–36, 78–79, 82

Palestinians, 185

Palin, Sarah, 165

Palm Jumeirah, 178

Panama, 157, 161

national parks of, 249

ship registry of, 140

Panama Canal, 247–48

Pan American Airways, 27

pandas, 335–38

“panther path,” 262

Papi, Daniela Ruby, 103

Parayil, Gopinath, 263

Paris, France, 70–72

as center for business meetings, 53

Twain’s love of, 50

Universal Exposition (1889) in, 50

Parker, Robert, 65–66

Park West Gallery, 131, 147–48

Parnell, Sean, 161

partisan politics, tourism policy and, 366–67

Patients Beyond Borders, 379

Patrick, Deval L., 374

Payton, Donald L., 148

Peace Corps, 228

Pei, I. M., 38

Pellerin, Mathieu, 110

Pensione La Calcina (Venice), 82

PEPY, 103

Pérol, Jean-Philippe, 69

Petruccelli, Charles, 272

Phiai, Deborah, 211–12

philanthropy, conservation, 225–26, 238–40, 254, 264

philanthropy tourism, 268

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 37, 94, 105–13

Phuket, Thailand, 194

Picasso, Pablo, 47

pilgrimages, 181–82, 185

see also Hajj pilgrimage

Pinto, Fernando, 272

Pluma, H. H., 285

poachers, 214, 218, 219–21, 222, 239

China and, 234–35

pollution:

air, 38, 71, 82, 85, 163–64, 332–33, 338

from air travel, 38, 354

in Bali, 197

in China, 302, 332–33, 338, 340

from cruise ships, 20, 30, 34, 82, 85, 134, 156–64

in Dubai, 196–97

fresh water, 98, 104, 302

ocean, 20, 34, 156–63, 196–97

Polo, Marco, 23

Pol Pot, 108

Pope, Adam, 233

population growth, tourism and, 38

Poretz, Donald and Susan, 294

Pouillon, Olivier, 197

poverty reduction, tourism and, 19–20, 35, 230, 376, 390

Pran, Dith, 87, 92

preservation, development vs., 111–12, 184–85, 326–27, 339, 340

Prestige oil spill, 158

Pritchett, V. S., 28

Pritzker family, 134

public relations, blurred lines between travel writers and, 26–27, 30, 31–32, 33

Qatar, 172

Qin Shi Huang Di, 331

Qiu Xialolong, 326

Quai Branly Museum, 56

Quakers, in Costa Rica, 253–54

Quest, Richard, 173, 193

“race to the bottom,” 145

Raffles Hotels, 90–91

Rainforest Alliance, 264

rainforests, 246, 258, 271

Rainier, Mount, 346

Rajapaksa, Mahinda, 278

Rashid Al-Maktoum, Sheikh, 171, 172

Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Princess, 197–98

Reid, Harry, 362

Renaissance Hotel Group, 313

Reno, Janet, 159

Republican Party:

government spending on tourism opposed by, 352–53, 365, 367

in 2012 election, 366–67

Resorts World Sentosa, 113

retirees:

in France, 72–73

as tourists, 18, 37

rhinos, threatened extinction of, 221

Rialto Bridge, Venice, 78–79

Rice, Condoleezza, 273

Ridge, Tom, 359

Riklis, Meshulam, 136

Riley, Richard, 199

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 276

as 2016 Olympics host, 273, 276, 362

Risi, Marcelo, 34, 35

Road of Lost Innocence, The (Mam), 117

Robb, Graham, 51

Robinson, James, III, 14–15, 270

Rome, pilgrimages to, 182

Romero, Oscar, 254

Romney, Mitt, 367

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 354, 384

Roosevelt, Theodore, 239, 384

Roots (Haley), 242–43

“Roots” tours, 242–44

Roth, Toby, 352

Rough Guide to the World (TV show), 271

Rousseff, Dilma, 365

Royal Caribbean International, 125, 128, 130, 134, 136, 140–41, 143, 151, 247, 256, 257

art sales lawsuit against, 148

Diamonds International and, 128, 149–50

illegal waste water dumping by, 158–59

ship registry of, 140

waste treatment systems of, 161

Rushmore, Mount, 345

Ruskin, John, 82

Saadiyat Island, 191

sable (African antelope), 215, 217

safaris, see Africa, national parks in, safaris in

St. George’s Castle (Elmina), 242

St. Ignatius Church (Lusaka), 210–11

St. Onge, Alain, 174

Salas, Isabel, 247, 249, 251

Sanders, Daniel, 60

Sanders, Véronique, 60–61

Sands Macao, 369

San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice), 82

San Miguel, Mexico, 129

Santiago de Compostela, pilgrimages to, 182, 185–86

Sarajevo, Bosnia, 106

Sarkozy, Nicolas, 48, 71

Sata, Michael, 238

Saudi Arabia, 167

and commercial development in Mecca, 184–85

Hajj pilgrimage controlled by, 182–83

Save the Rhino Trust, 218

Scat (Hiaasen), 384

Schweitzer Mountain, 384

Scott, Ridley, 73–74

“scramble for Africa,” 208

Sea Lion (ship), 245, 246, 248, 255–57, 262

Selling the Sea (Dickinson and Vladimir), 137

Semeleer, Jane, 150

Senegal, 242

September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks:

aircraft grounding after, 354

impact on U.S. tourism of, 347–48, 353–59, 361–62, 365, 366

serendipity, disappearance of, 18

Sex and the City 2 (film), 180

sex slavery, 115, 117, 190–91

sex tourism, 20, 30, 114–21, 190–91

in Cambodia, 92, 93, 104–5, 111, 114–21

exploitation of children in, 114–15, 116–17, 119

rape and torture in, 117

Seychelles Tourism Board, 174

Shaanxi, China, 336

Shaanxi Grand Opera House, 334

Shanghai, 319, 322–23, 364

Art Deco buildings in, 324, 325–26

Bund in, 324, 325

Disneyland in, 323–24

historic preservation vs. development in, 326–27

2010 World Expo in, 322–23

Shanghai Literary Festival, 326

Sharma, Rashmi, 311

Shenandoah National Park, 384–85

Sheridan, Virginia, 32

shipping industry, see maritime transport industry

Shoumatoff, Alex, 235

Sichuan Province, China:

panda reserves in, 335

2008 earthquake in, 320, 335–36

Siegel, Bugsy, 368

Siem Reap, Cambodia, 92–93, 103–4, 105

poverty in, 99–100

unrestricted tourism in, 98

water infrastructure in, 98–99

Siem Reap River, 93

pollution in, 98

Sierra-Caro, Lyan, 145

Sihanouk, Norodom, 90

Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 111, 119

Singapore, 113, 369

Sinhalese, 279–80

Sir Bani Yas Island wildlife preserve, 198

Ski Dubai, 176–77

slave trade, heritage of, 242–43

Sleeping Buddha Temple, Beijing, 298

Smith, Richard F., 199–200

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 248

Society of American Travel Writers, 31

Sofitel Angkor resort, 103–4

Sok Nguon, 88, 92

solar energy, 195

Soubert, Son, 98

Sound of Music, The (film), 180

South Africa, 208, 209, 210, 222, 233, 240, 375

South Korea, Cambodian tourism industry and, 98–99

South Luangwa National Park, 211–17, 218, 224–29

infrastructure of, 224–26

Norwegian investment in, 224–25

Soutif, Dominique, 95–96, 97, 100

Soviet Union, 13, 54

Spark, Muriel, 28

Spelling, Aaron, 137

Spence, Jonathan D., 317

sports, tourism industry and, 273

Sri Lanka, 19

biodiversity of, 283–84

civil war in, 278–80, 282, 286

degraded infrastructure of, 286

human rights issues in, 282

national parks of, 284

Sri Lanka, tourism in, 36

during civil war, 280, 286

economic share of, 281

effects of civil war on, 278–79, 282

guest houses in, 284, 285

high-end travelers in, 283, 284

postwar land grab in, 280–81

sustainable development in, 287

Sri Lanka Tourism, 282

Stadhams, Dianne, 45

Stahl, Ralf, 200

Stark, Freya, 25

Starwood Hotels, 314

State Department, U.S., 191

Bureau of Consular Affairs, 358

improved visa process of, 363–64, 366

Stettinius, Edward, 139

Steves, Rick, 32

stewardship principles, 267

Stones of Venice (Ruskin), 82

Storella, Mark C., 210

Sud Ouest, 62

Summers, Lawrence, 360

Sunday Times (London), 355

Sun House, 284

Suraphon Svetasreni, 194

Svalbard Archipelago, 162

Sweeting, James, 154, 157, 159, 161, 163

Switzerland, 10

Sylor, Lin, 118

Syria, 193

Taine, Hippolyte, 49

Taj Mahal, overcrowding of, 30

Taliban, 169

Tamils, 279–80

Tamil Tigers, 280

Tang Dynasty, 330–31

Tang Paradise Hotel, 330

Tanzania, 208, 235

Taylor, Matthew, 74

Tazara Railway, 236

technological revolution, tourism and, 14

Tedjini, Patrice, 8, 34, 303

Terra-Cotta Army (Xian), 328–29, 331–32

Terzani, Tiziano, 298

Thailand, 112, 181

civil unrest in, 194, 281

sex tourism in, 114, 116, 117

tourism industry in, 19, 194

Thai Tourism Industry Association, 194

theme parks, tourism and, 382–84, 385

Thong Khon, 103–5

Tiananmen Square massacre, 305, 330

Tibet:

Chinese invasion of, 302

Chinese tourism industry and, 302, 321

political protests in, 321

Tilarán Mountains, 253

Tilton, Glenn, 359

Timbers, Becky, 255

Tisch, Jonathan M., 361

Tollman, Brett, 116

Tonlé Sap River, 98

Torrey Canyon oil spill, 158

Tottle, Brian, 83–84

Toujours Provence (Mayle), 72

tourism, tourism industry, 7–39

academic degrees in, 379–80

as consumer engine, 45

cultural degradation from, 20–21, 30, 202–3

“dark,” 37, 92, 105–8

definition and categorization of, 16

as development strategy, 89–90, 99, 376

diplomatic role of, 358, 364

environmental degradation and, 20, 30, 35, 38, 195–96, 199–200, 271, 272

future of, 389

governmental role in, 33–34, 66, 69, 347, 349

Great Recession (2008) and, 271, 273–274, 360

growth of, 10, 13–14, 15, 19, 29, 57, 173, 355

history of, 9–17

homogenization of, 67

as ignored by governmental and economic leadership, 17, 272

low-volume, high-value, 21

motivation for, 10

paucity of debate on, 22, 390

poverty reduction and, 19–20, 35, 230, 376, 390

size of, 7, 10, 14–17, 45, 66–67, 194, 270, 351, 389

see also ecotourism; geotourism; green tourism

Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, 270, 276

Tourism Ministry, Cambodia, 105, 108–10, 119

Tourism New Zealand, 307–8

Tourism Policy Council, U.S., 352

Tourism Satellite Account system, 16–17, 45, 270

tourism villages, 154

Tourtellot, Jonathan, 154–55, 266–68, 341

Toynbee, Arnold, 297

Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV), 56–57, 59

transportation, tourism and, 56–57, 67

Transportation Security Administration, U.S., 354

travel agents, 381–82

Travel and Tourism Administration, U.S., 349, 365

Travel Business Roundtable, 359

travel guides, 11–13, 23–24, 26

travel philanthropy, 101–2, 103

Travel Promotion Act (2010), 362, 372

“Travel to America? No Thanks” (London Sunday Times), 355

travel writers, travel writing:

blurred lines between public relations and, 26–27, 30, 31–32, 33

gifts and free trips accepted by, 22, 26–27, 31–33, 164

Internet and, 30

at New York Times, 27–31

in nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, 22–23

uncritical view of tourism industry in, 22, 29–30, 31

Travis, David, 354

tsunami of 2004, 283, 285

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, 240

Tunisia, 181, 193

Tuol Sleng, 105–6, 107, 108

Turner, Ted, 263–64

Twain, Mark, 49–50

Uk Someth, 100

Umrah pilgrimages, 181, 185

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), 19, 65, 77, 81, 97, 339

World Heritage Sites of, 19, 65, 81, 186, 241, 243, 267, 284, 339

United Arab Emirates, 170, 172, 192

alternative energy in, 195

carbon emissions in, 195–96

cultural degradation in, 202–3

cultural differences in, 190

Emiratis in workforce of, 168, 201–2

environmental degradation in, 195–96

foreign workers in, 168–69, 174, 186–89

human rights issues in, 187–89, 192

labor camps in, 187–88

limited democracy in, 168

oil in, 168

overconsumption in, 169–70, 196

sex tourism in, 190–91

water usage in, 200–201

wildlife conservation in, 197–98

see also Abu Dhabi; Dubai

United Kingdom, growth of second homes in, 74

United Nations, 104

Cambodian peacekeeping mission of, 89, 114–15

China in, 300

environmental pollution enforcement by, 157

REDD program of, 276

Security Council of, 46

United Nations Development Program, 100

United Nations Environment Programme, 163, 264

United Nations Foundation, 264–65

United Nations International Labour Organization, 17, 100, 187, 375–76

United Nations International Maritime Organization, 157, 164

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, 110

United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 7–8, 13, 14, 16, 19, 48, 90, 91, 146, 237, 264, 270, 295, 303, 380–81

Chinese tourist study of, 309

environmental concerns of, 35

origins of, 9–10

as underfunded, 34

U.S. withdrawal from, 34, 352

United States, tourism in, 37–38, 345–88

declining global market share of, 347, 352, 360

foreign visitors made to feel unwelcome in, 355–59, 361–62

foreign visitors’ spending in, 351, 357, 361

government policy as barrier to, 358–59

impact of post-9/11 security policies on, 347–48, 353–59, 361–62, 365, 366

minimal government spending on, 34, 347, 348, 352–53, 359–60

national parks and, 382–84

national website for, 363

partisan politics and, 366–67

revived government support for, 363–64

as share of national economy, 350, 351, 352

states’ role in promotion of, 349

Unite Here, 374

Universal Exposition, Paris (1889), 50

Urema, Lake, 239

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 106

U.S. Travel Association, 355, 359, 362, 366, 367

Vachier, Christian, 68

Van Beek, Alexander, 61–62

Vancouver, B.C., 163

Vanity Fair, 235

Var region, France, 73

Var Village Voice, 73–74

Venetian Macao, 369

Venice, 35–36

Chinese tourists in, 84–85, 310

cost of living in, 77, 78, 79, 80, 86

cruise ships as detrimental to, 77, 81, 85, 152, 153

cultural legacy of, 76–78

disappearance of local shops in, 79–80, 84

flooding in, 77

Japanese tourists in, 76

mass tourism in, 21, 75, 76–86

real estate prices in, 80

St. Marks’ Square in, 76, 134

shrinking native population of, 77, 78–79, 85

tourist-oriented zoning in, 77

Vercammen, Paul, 198

Vesak Bochea, 103

Viana, Virgilio, 274–76

Victoria Falls, 236–37

Vietnam, 14, 112, 235

Vietnam War, 292

Vins & Spiritueux, 61

visas:

post-9/11 U.S. policies on, 353, 355, 356–58

revised U.S. policies on, 363–64, 366

Vladimir, Andy, 137

“volun-tourism,” 101

Vulliamy, Ed, 356

Wackman, Harold, 222

Wahhabism, 185

Waikiki beach, 386

Wallcott Holdings, 378

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, 359, 383, 385

Wanglang reserve, 335

“War on Terrorism,” 354

Washington Post, 31, 284, 389–90

Washington State University, 226

waste discharge, from cruise ships, 156–157

water usage, in tourism industry, 200–201

Wat Phnom Bakheng, 96

Waugh, Evelyn, 81

Weekly Standard, 165

Weinz, Wolfgang, 17, 187, 375–76

Wells, Patricia, 28

Wenshuyuan Buddhist Temple (Chengdu), 338

West, Rebecca, 25

West Africa, 242

Wharton School, 15–16

White House Conference on Travel and Tourism (1995), 350–51, 353

White Mischief (Fox), 217

Wiens, Hansi, 357

Wiens, Valeria Vinnikova, 356–57

Wiesel, Elie, 28

WildChina, 317–22, 336, 340

wildlife conservation:

African national parks and, 212–13, 218–19, 226

in China, 335–38

in Kenya, 221–23

tourism and, 232–34, 238, 239–41

in UAE, 197–98

in Zambia, 223, 224–25

Wilhelm, John, 374–75

William, Prince of England, 385

Wilmers, Elisabeth, 60

Wilmers, Robert, 60–61

wind power, 195

wine, global market for, 62

wine tourism, 37, 58–66

With the Best Intentions (U.N. report), 102–3

Wolf, Bonny, 319

Wolong reserve, 335, 338

Wong Lai Lin, Mary, 377–78

Wooldridge, Jane, 32–33

World Bank, 98, 222, 233

World Congress on Art Deco, 327

World Economic Forum of Geneva, 270

World Green Tourism conference, 193–195, 197–98, 199–203, 263

World Heritage Sites, 19, 65, 81, 186, 241, 243, 267, 284, 339

World Intellectual Property Organization, 148

World Savers Awards, 276–77

World Tourism Organization, 119

World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), 14–16, 45, 167–68

Global Tourism Business Award of, 271

9th Annual Summit of, 269–74

Tourism for Tomorrow Awards of, 270, 276

World War I, 51

World War II, 52

World Wildlife Fund, 196, 214, 259, 335

Lonmin Award of, 240

Wynn, Steve, 369, 374

Wynn Macau, 369

Xian, China, 328–34

Tang Dynasty history park in, 330–31

Terra-Cotta Army of, 328–29, 331–32

Xiang Ding Qian, 336

Yamamay, 275

Year in Provence, A (Mayle), 72

Yellow Mountain (Huangshan), 301

Yellowstone National Park, 239, 346

Youk Chhang, 107–8

Yugoslavia, 25

Yunnan Province, China, 317, 318, 320

Zambia, 37, 209–10, 218, 235, 311

Chinese investment in, 236, 238

coal mining in, 236

economy of, 229

foreign aid to, 224–25

mineral industries in, 210, 228, 236

population growth in, 232

subsistence farming in, 232, 233

Tourism Board of, 231

wildlife conservation in, 223, 224–25

Zambia, national parks in, 210–19, 223–32

distribution of revenues from, 233

infrastructure of, 232

sport hunting in, 232–33

subsistence farms and, 233

Zambia, tourism industry in, 210–11, 237

corruption and, 233

foreign aid to, 224

as share of economy, 210, 229

Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA), 224, 225, 233

Zayed, Sheikh, 191, 198

Zhang Mei, 317–22, 336

Zimbabwe, 208, 209, 218, 235, 237

Zoological Society of London, 196