Feature The New Tourists The visitors’ books of 19th-century hotels, pubs and inns show Victorians on holiday, revealing them to be irreverent pleasure seekers, capable of highfalutin pomposity and touristic wrath. Alan McNee | Published in History Today Volume 71 Issue 8 August 2021 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. VictorianTravel Related Articles East Africa’s Tourist War Selling the Seaside Popular articles The Allure of Medieval Churches Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?