In the past decade global tourism has soared to new heights, and it doesn’t looks like the growth curve is coming to an end anytime soon. Although this trend continues to open new ways to explore the planet and boost many a GDP, there’s also a growing downside to mass travel, and it’s one that brutally compromises the authenticity of many places. In How To Be A Better Tourist, a book by Johan Idema and released by BIS Publishers, the holiday phenomenon is approached with a tad more consideration towards whichever destination one chooses. Idema’s proposes how to implement that much needed behavioural change break the mould, instigating more interaction and active exploration on a local level. Yes, Idema’s solutions are audacious and radical, to say the least, inspiring travellers to adopt a different approach. The book sees a rather a timely release as a number of European cities are being swamped by a growing number of tourists and take action to preserve some level of liveability. How To Be A Better Tourist focuses on the behaviour of the individual tourist, providing enlightening new perspectives and tips to change the travel game. The hardcover publication features 128 pages, and can easily be ordered online (international delivery available).
Publishers Note
Just to be clear – superfuture® is a design blog and not a political commentator. No surprise there. The scope of our content has always been global and borderless, however that can often mean covering projects in countries where we will not agree with the politics or actions of those countries. In a world that’s as screwed up as ever right now, the focus of our support is to those designers, architects and other creatives who aim to make the world a more liveable one – as opposed to people that try their hardest to destroy it. So if a project hits our desk and we like it based on its design credentials, we may choose to publish regardless of its location or creators nationality. superfuture® has always been inclusive and hopes for all current wars, aggression, violence, hate and extremism to end.
