Homo Touristicus

An unusual in-depth encounter "Homo Touristicus" - a biped complete with sandals, sunhat, shorts, and a camera. He is everywhere, exploring the globe and generating over 1,000 billion dollars in yearly revenue worldwide. Playing with the narrative codes of wildlife documentary, "Homo Touristicus" recounts the history and development of the tourism industry. From its inception to the boom of group travel, with its impact on a local environment, economy and culture. Meanwhile, habits and behaviours of sample Touristicus are closely examined by philosophers, sociologists and anthropologists. (Verleiher-Text)