"In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion." ~Robert Runcie
"Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal." ~Guy Debord
Text:
R., Charles, and J. R. Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2008. Print.
I have kind of a love/hate relationship with tourism. If it weren't for it being a massive thriving business most of the places that I've visited wouldn't exist or wouldn't be as accessible and visitor friendly. However, I feel that in a lot of ways the Runcie quote sums up the effects of the industry on people. In a lot of cases I feel like the commercialism of it leads people to visit historical sites simply so they can say they've been there. The individual experiences aren't as important as the collecting of places.
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