Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism

by Elizabeth Becker

Book Overview

The largest global business in the world today is tourism. Employing one out of twelve people in the world and producing $6.5 trillion of the world's economy, it is the main source of income for many countries. Elizabeth Becker describes the dimensions of this industry and its huge effect on the world economy, the environment, and our culture. Tourism, fast becoming the largest global business, employs one out of twelve persons and produces $6.5 trillion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439160996
• ISBN13: 9781439160992
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"