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Understand the issues before you travel

Find out what you need to know with our quick guide to all the main issues.

Avoid guilt trips

The issues explained

From exploitation to poor working conditions, all the issues are explained here.

FAQs for tourists

Some frequently asked questions for tourists answered.

Avoiding guilt trips

Anyone can be a responsible tourist and Avoid Guilt Trips. There are big things you can do and small things you can do, but they all make a difference to someone's life.

Trekking companies with ethical policies on porters

Help fight the exploitation of mountain porters by using a tour operator that ensures that their basic rights are protected.

Over 300 places to visit and stay in 60 countries. Find hundreds of inspiring new ideas for your next holiday and visit amazing communities not listed in other guidebooks. If you are tired of Tourist Traps and Guilt Trips, or just want to have a positive impact on local people and their environment, this book is for you. If you are interested in responsible tourism, this is a must.

What is Community Tourism?

Community tourism (sometimes called community-based tourism) is a form of tourism which aims to include and benefit local communities, particularly indigenous peoples and villagers in the rural South (ie 'developing world').

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