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Un ritual nebun al turismului
Tourism’s Mad Ritual

Author(s): Ivaylo Dichev
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: tourism in Bulgaria; economy and tourism; Mafia

Summary/Abstract: Tourism as lucrative industry. Tourism as consumerism. Marketability as indicator of tourism Strategies for attracting as many tourists as possible. Exploitation of natural and cultural resources by tourists. Along with the ever-growing tourism, xenophobia towards and terrorist attacks against tourists have also grown. And while national economies exploit this special industrial branch, the risk of a world crisis of tourism is not far ahead. “Tourism is a kind of mad ritual to which we cling in order to keep the world together” – the author says.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 61
  • Page Range: 111-113
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian
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