He’s Got Reservations About Anthony Bourdain’s Ad

Rolf Potts has a problem with the magazine ad for Anthony Bourdain’s new show on the Travel Channel, Without Reservations. The ad features the tagline, “Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist.” Potts writes in his weblog: “[T]o imply that one can shed the ‘tourist’ mantle by watching a television show is positively idiotic.” See here for the offending ad and the rest of his analysis.

©2026 World Hum, All Rights Reserved