Skiing in the Alps; Cruising in the Caribbean; Backpacking in Thailand; Lying on a beach in Kerala. Sounds like bliss, doesn't it? But what cost are our two weeks in the sun having on the destinations we fantasize all year about visiting? From the cruise ship to the pistes, from the sun lounger to the themepark, Leo Hickman has been on a quest to discover how we can have a truly "good" holiday. No industry in the world employs more people or earns more foreign currency for destination countries than tourism. Long billed as the "cleanest" industry for developing countries to invest in, tourism seems to offer everyone involved a positive experience. This is the official line, anyway. In truth, the reality is much more complex. On his travels, Hickman interviewed all the key players from chambermaids through to global CEO's to try and get a full picture of the environmental and social cost of our bids to escape. Behind the sunny facade of smiling locals and exquisite cuisine he found an often damaging phenomenon that is spreading unchecked to all corners of the globe. But none of us are going to stop holidaying and at the heart of "The Final Call" is an emphatic attempt to impassion readers, not turn them off tourism. By offering solutions, Leo hopes to guide readers towards making informed decisions in their holiday choices.
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A fascinating and harrowing read...The publication of this could well prove to be a 'tipping point'. -- Jason Webster, author of GUERRA
Hickman has hit on an important subject and it deserves to be taken seriously. -- John Humphrys
I very much hope this important book helps to awaken people, and make them want to join the debate. -- Jeremy Leggett
Leo Hickman's enthralling book should be read by politicians, students and, most of all, by every would-be tourist. -- Tahir Shah, author of THE CALIPH'S HOUSE
One of the clearest and most sobering analyses I've ever seen of the environmental...and economic damage done by tourism. -- Philip Pullman
There is plenty of interest here, not least in its accessible description of how the travel industry works...Sobering stuff. -- Travel Weekly
Thoughtful and thought-provoking. -- Mick Herron, GEOGRAPHICAL magazine
Well written, entertaining and hugely important. -- Zac Goldsmith
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