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The temptation of tourism that thrills
  • 30'
  • Authors : Guillaume Lhotellier, Marc de Banville, Marie-Laure Gendre
  • 16-07-2009
  • Master : 1803

The temptation of tourism that thrills | France 2 | Envoyé Spécial

Gone are those quiet holidays with your toes spread out in the fine sand of some beach; they’ve been replaced by thrill tourism. To experience for one night the life of a Mexican illegal immigrant trying to cross the US border, or of a Russian prisoner during the Cold War, or being kidnapped for several hours are now topping the bill, the spectacle of tragedy or human misery. An investigation into what Anglo-Saxons call “reality tourism”.


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