The New Tourist by Paige McClanahan

8 out of 10

Since mass airfare hit mainstream in the 1960s, millions of tourists have hopped between continents. They could travel in luxury or simply with a backpack and a printed guidebook.  Online bookings and travel blogs became ubiquitous shortly after the turn of the millennium.

McClanahan covers some interesting big-picture ideas, such as local sentiment toward outsiders, inauthentic tourist traps, peace, and social change.  She also interjects tales of her own experiences.