From Pilgrimage to Package Tour: Travel and Tourism in the Third World

“Put simply, this is the best book on Third-World tourism produced thus far
.” — Dennis Judd, Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, and co-editor of The Tourist City
“Immensely readable, this volume should be of interest to anyone concerned with issues of place making, authenticity, and planning.” — Susan Fainstein, Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University, and co-editor of The Tourist City
“a much needed antidote to the main stream of previous research on highly capitalized glitzy tourist enterprises and destinations.” — Dean MacCannell, Professor Environmental Design and Landscape Architecture University of California, Davis, and author of TheTourist and Empty Meeting Grounds: The Tourist Papers

“…this is the best book on Third-World tourism produced thus far.” – Dennis Judd, Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois – Chicago, and co-editor of The Tourist City

‘Gladstone excels in his style of writings often touching dramatic heights. He creates tourism scenarios and fills them with native hue, noise and colour that the desination comes alive in the imagination of the reader… The strength of the book lies in its faithful account of the places and people in the Third World. It is ably documented with useful references for students of sociology of tourism, geography and anthropology of tourism. Planners and resource managers will also benefit from the innovative ideas introduced in the book for achieving much sought-after sustainibility.’ Tourism Recreation Research, Vol 32(2), 2007

David Gladstone is Assistant Professor of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of New Orleans. He also serves as the Director of their Ph.D. program in Urban Studies.