Sustainable Travel offers practical and achievable advice for those who want to make a difference to the way we experience the world. Having travelled around the world without flying, sustainability expert Holly Tuppen knows a thing or two about low social- and environmental-impact adventures, here she shares what she's learnt from over a decade of sustainable adventures. Whether it's being armed with the right questions to ask tour operators, assessing...

Devious twins Edgar and Ellen scheme to thwart the mayor's tourism initiative, which, if successful, would destroy the town junkyard--the twins' favorite playground, foraging spot, and home to their beloved carniverous plant, Berenice.

A story of family, community, music, and tradition, five years in the making, set against the backdrop of Branson, Missouri, one of the biggest tourist destinations in America. At the heart of Branson's appeal is the staged music shows that earned the town the moniker of the live music capital of the world. These shows are well known for their traditional, family style of entertainment and crowds from around the country flock to Branson for this,...

A boy is surprised by people's reactions when he and six thousand rats visit a big city, in a tale that features conjunctions from "and" to "yet."

With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NASA, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. Start-ups and the wealthy investors behind them began to realize that the universe-ungoverned and infinite-was open for business. Welcome to the wild west of aerospace...

"Based on exclusive inside reporting, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic's campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters-Mark Stucky, Virgin's lead test pilot ; Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture ; Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president ; Mike Alsbury, the test pilot who lost his...

"When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations. From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town explores the fascinating variety of these experiences,...

Hooves of fire: Robbie is Rudolph's son, and Pop is keen to see his lovable, but lazy, progeny follow in his famous hoof prints. Robbie has to get in shape for the Reindeer Games, where he'll have the chance to show Santa whether he has the right stuff or not. Legend of the lost tribe: A group of reindeer have set up a tourist business offering guided tours. When an accident occurs, Robbie believes he was saved by a long lost tribe of Vikings.

""A terrific, beautifully written, frank, and funny memoir, and a compelling argument for pulling down the long outdated system of 'bro' culture that has dominated the industry since what feels like the beginning of time." --Anthony Bourdain From the moment she opened her first bar, Jen Agg knew she could only be her own boss from then on. I Hear She's a Real Bitch tells the story of how she fought her way through the patriarichal service industry...

En las últimas décadas la industria del turismo se ha consolidado como uno de los sectores productivos que más flujo de capital genera mundialmente y uno de los que más produce divisas, genera empleo y estimula la inversión. Los países e islas del Caribe son especialmente dependientes de este sector de la economía, lo cual los hace extremadamente vulnerables ante los modelos de acumulación y planificación que han sido privilegiados por el...