CNN's John Sutter spoke with Rit. Ritva about his new book, "Beach Paradise" He says the resorts are not just beach destinations; they're places that try to pass themselves off as paradise. The tendency of the resort is to kind of create this bubble for the guests to come into, he said.
Close your eyes and picture paradise. What do you see? For many people, it’s a turquoise ocean crashing into a white-sand beach. Where did this fantasy come from? Sarah Stodola, author of “The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach,” has a few ideas.
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