Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The lesson of travel seems to be so banal, but so great, which is that people are just so amazingly decent the world over. Given the disparity of income and wealth, it's amazing not just that you don't get robbed everywhere - it's amazing you don't get eaten.
Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.
I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.
I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives.
One of the few luxuries left is travel. And the aspect of travel that is luxurious is not the movement, but the being there.
We have allowed ourselves to be defined by our consumption instead of by our ability to move beyond it.
In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.
The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.
The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.
There is massive propaganda for everyone to consume. Consumption is good for profits and consumption is good for the political establishment.