Affiliation:
1. University of Palermo, Argentina
Abstract
In the line of a new century, the question of sustainability and sustainable tourism has been placed in the foreground. This dilemma opens the doors to discuss the current crisis of identity the Western civilization is facing. The “other,” above all the stranger, is seen as an undesired guest, a potential threat to the public order. In this vein, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a stage of moral decomposition mainly marked by hostility against strangers, geopolitical tensions, as well as the crisis of the tourism industry. The present book chapter discussed part of Marc Auge and Zygmunt Bauman´s text to understand the future of tourism in a world without tourists. From different angles, both authors have shed light on the socio-economic effects of global capitalism in daily life.
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