AVATOUR: Platform Tourism
“It was paradise; now it’s Disneyland!” Antonia Muratori laments in Emily in Paris season 5 after a swarm of tourist zombies invaded her beloved Solitano. It’s not just her – tourismphobia is a recent global consensus. Cluster-like masses of foreigners, armed in selfie sticks, camera-strap necklaces and tour guide headset, refuse to sync with locals, colonizing their living space and transforming it into theme park-esque commodities.
