{"product_id":"the-future-of-travel-9781685892050","title":"The Future of Travel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA leading food and travel journalist depicts and predicts the good, the bad, and the ugly about the future of travel -- and how we can transcend the complications of climate change, AI, and \u003ci\u003etouristification\u003c\/i\u003e . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravel is easier, more accessible, and more tempting than ever before in today's world. But what impact is our globetrotting having on local\u003cbr\u003ecommunities and the environment? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his own experiences spending time in countries from Spain to Argentina to Japan, travel writer Daniel Maurer has seen first-hand the impact of growing cultural homogenization and anger at the tourists driving it. Speaking to locals and immigrants, activists and protestors, he hears of the problems of rising living costs, overcrowding, anti-social behaviour and the erosion of local traditions and ways of life caused by overtourism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome cities already have plans in place to combat it, including tourist taxes, carbon emission targets and airbnb bans, and in the coming years, \u003cbr\u003emore will take drastic measures to tackle not only a flood of tourists but of a growing worldwide workforce of \"location-independent professionals.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTechnological advances are also changing the way we interact with the world, and the future promises amazing things from flying cars to VR\u003cbr\u003eheadsets to AI travel influencers and chatbots. But there's a constant battle between technology making things more easily accessible, and the\u003cbr\u003eneed to reduce human impact on the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat choices might we make when it comes to travelling in the future, and can we become more impact-conscious, making more sustainable and\u003cbr\u003ethoughtful decisions?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Maurer\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning food, culture and travel journalist who has written for outlets such as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eThrillist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlas Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He won two James Beard Media Awards while chief editor of \u003ci\u003eGrub Street\u003c\/i\u003e, a pioneering restaurant blog that he co-founded at \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He has spent the past few years as a digital nomad, living out of houseboat hotels in Berlin and Prague, cave homes in Andalucia, poo-emoji cabins on Lake Titicaca, campervans in the Swiss Alps, and at one point a former cult leader's compound in Utah. He currently lives in Barcelona, where he has been an eyewitness to the onslaught of \"touristification.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749443797266,"sku":"9781685892050","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef9b7039-2508-462e-9555-172530cfd98b.jpg?v=1764085714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-of-travel-9781685892050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}