Paige McClanahan

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

In Empty Amsterdam, Reconsidering Tourism

Before Covid-19, the city was packed with visitors. Now efforts to rein in the expected post-pandemic crowds are ramping up, but not without controversy.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Barcelona Takes on Airbnb

A new rule, the only one of its kind in a major European city, forbids short-term private-room rentals, adding fuel to the debate over how to control booming prepandemic tourism.

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A small selection of articles that I have written over the years.

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About Me

I was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1982. Since leaving the United States in 2008, I‘ve lived in Switzerland, Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom, Kenya and France, my current home, where I‘m finally growing some roots. I‘m a regular contributor to The New York Times, and my work has also been published by The Guardian, The Washington Post, and the BBC, among other outlets.

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