• Peak Travel

  • By: WHYY
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Peak Travel

By: WHYY
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  • Summary

  • Travel can do amazing things: broaden horizons, build relationships, and rejuvenate the soul. But often, those experiences come at a cost.

    This is Peak Travel, a new podcast from WHYY about how travel shapes communities in hot-spots around the world. We’ll share the wonder that comes with exploring new places, as well as the harm that our worst travel habits can cause. And we’ll try to figure out how we can do it better.

    Each episode transports you to a new destination. You’ll meet the people who call that place home, hear their stories, and come to understand how tourism has changed their everyday lives. Supported by rich, on-location sound from around the world, Peak Travel unpacks the $1.9 trillion travel industry and its impact on people and the planet.
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Episodes
  • Bali, Under The Influence

    Bali, Under The Influence
    Sep 24 2024

    Social media has turned Bali’s shrines and temples into a playground for disrespectful tourists, but residents are fighting to preserve the island’s integrity.

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    19 mins
  • The Nashville Bachelorette Party Industrial Complex

    The Nashville Bachelorette Party Industrial Complex
    Sep 17 2024

    Nashville has become the bachelorette party capital of the United States, and residents worry the influx of loud, visible tourists threatens the city’s reputation as a music city.

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    20 mins
  • The Disneyfication of Barcelona

    The Disneyfication of Barcelona
    Sep 10 2024

    The transition of Barcelona’s historic La Boqueria market from a place filled with fishmongers and specialty mushroom vendors to chain cafés and smoothie shops has made the city feel more and more like a theme park.
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    22 mins

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