http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73s-frIBKZ0
Rob and Neil discuss the rise in this type of holiday and why people want to go on them.
Improve your English: http://linkengpark.com/6-minute-english-bbc-podcast/
Vocabulary and definitions
tourism: the business of providing services such as transport, places to stay, or entertainment for people who are on holiday
depressing: making you feel unhappy and without hope
catastrophic: causing huge destruction or suffering
curious: interested in wanting to find out about things
morally wrong: against what is generally believed to be the right way of doing something
morbid fascination: an interest in things to do with death and destruction
macabre: unpleasant or shocking because they are related to death
compelled: doing something because you feel forced to or feel it has to be done
ethics: what is believed to be the right way to behave
exploiting: (here) using something for financial gain
human nature: the natural ways of behaving that most people share:
tasteful: showing good judgement about what is suitable
memorialisation: the act of honouring someone or an event
respectful: feeling or showing admiration for someone