SLOW TOURISM SEMINAR

Speed vs.Slowness
� Speed is based on a
quantitative way of life:
- "Fast is better than slow"
- "To have more choices is
better than few. Thousands
is optimal"
� Speed:
- Is funny
- Is easy
- Is dynamic
- Is "sexy"
- Distraction from the very
important questions and
issues
� Cultural taboo against
slowness
- "Slow" = lazy, slacker, stupid
- Someone who gives up
- Someone who is behind the
others;
- Slowing down = being
excluded
- Slowing down is not
necessarily pleasant