Tag: tourism

On Overtourism

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 24, 2019

We live in interesting times, if nothing else. At the same moment in which climate change is threatening to destroy human civilization and most of species on the rest of the planet (and by threatening, I’d say quite likely to do so in the next 100 years), we also see a huge spike in tourism, […]

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Crowdsourcing Geneva

By Dave Brockington

On July 2, 2016

The value of the British pound sterling in Swiss francs over the past 30 days. Given I’m always looking for new ways to irresponsibly lose a lot of cash, early tomorrow (Sunday) the partner and

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New Mexico’s Poverty

By Erik Loomis

On April 5, 2016

New Mexico has a new tourism campaign that is, um, somewhat more successful than the laughable tourism campaign disaster of my state of Rhode Island. But of course New Mexico has become a playground f

Service Trips

By Erik Loomis

In General

On December 24, 2015

Your (or your children’s) service trips, or voluntourism, basically do nothing to help the world’s poor and are essentially all about the people of the wealthy world feeling good about themselves, not to mention getting some good selfies. People on such short trips usually don’t stick around long enough to realize how ineffective they are […]

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Don’t Try to Create the Impression That You Are a Millionaire

By Erik Loomis

On May 27, 2015

Some sage advice to rural people visiting Chicago, 1888

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Book Review: Thomas H. Guthrie, Recognizing Heritage: The Politics of Multiculturalism in New Mexico

By Erik Loomis

On March 31, 2015

The racial and cultural politics of northern New Mexico are tremendously complicated and fraught with conflict. This is primarily for two interconnected reasons. First, three major racial groups all c

Native Americans on Route 66

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 21, 2014

I admit I’ve always found the fascination with Route 66 a bit perplexing, since it’s really just another road that, outside of New Mexico, does not really go through our most fascinating landscape. Even in New Mexico, that’s a less than compelling road as far as touring goes than many other highways. But whatever, people […]

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“A Happy Blend of the East and the West”

By Erik Loomis

On October 22, 2014

Because of course you want to watch tourist films from 1976 promoting Bombay, now Mumbai. Need to get that song on itunes. Via

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It’s Hard Out There for Confederate Apologists

By Erik Loomis

On April 5, 2014

Poor Natchez. It turns out that people in 2014 may not be so interested in Confederate nostalgia tourism. It has no idea what to do, like you Thinner I used have buy viagra online no prescription near

The Most Oppressed Group in Human History

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 20, 2012

The European Tourist: “No-smoking areas? It’s incredible!” said Michael Kuntze, a 59-year-old German day care manager who was savoring a long cigar and sipping rum and cola in the Hotel Conde de Villanueva, home to one of the city’s most popular cigar rooms. Kuntze and six other smokers from Hamburg were on a nine-day tobacco […]