Sustainable tourism and the prospects for peace

Louis D’Amore, founder and president of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism, noted in an article titled “Peace through Tourism: A Historical and Future Perspective” that “It may have been Mark Twain [real name Samuel Clemens] who first recognized the value of tourism in promoting peace.” Mark Twain’s book, The Innocents Abroad , chronicles his 1867 travels through Europe and the Holy Land. In The Innocents Abroad , which was his best-selling work during his lifetime as well as being one of the best-selling travel books of all time.