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Indigenous Peoples & Tourism
Across the world, different terms are used with reference to indigenous peoples: Aboriginals, First Nations and Native etc. These names stand for groups of people who originally populated certain parts of the world, now often marginalised by nation states. ‘Indigenous Tourism’ – often subsumed within ‘cultural tourism’ – is a term that has gained currency […]
Cruise ships: What the FOC?
Most cruise ships sail under something called a ‘Flag of Convenience’ – an ‘FOC’. This means that companies choose to register their ships in a country other than the country of ownership. Common FOC nations include Liberia, Panama and the Bahamas. Flying an FOC means that ships are subject to less regulation, making it more […]
Orphanage Tourism
Volunteering in orphanages is bad for children! In the past decade the number of orphan children has declined worldwide, whereas the number of orphanages in many developing countries has risen in response to the demand from tourists wishing to volunteer. Orphanages have become a tourist attraction and a ‘bucket list’ volunteering opportunity. Unfortunately the resulting rise in […]
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It’s not been a good summer for mass tourism, but tourism can be better.
The first piece of research I ever undertook was at A level, (in the early 80’s) looking at tourist honeypot sites – sites that attract a large number of tourists which not only cause over tourism issues at the site but also result in other locations left unvisited. Over-tourism and honeypot sites are not a […]
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Marine Conservation Through Volunteering – The International Marine Volunteers
The International Marine Volunteers is a proud member of Fair Trade Tourism in South Africa. Fair Trade Tourism promote fair and responsible business practice across Africa through their membership and certification programmes. The Fair Trade Tourism membership scheme assists tourism businesses to develop a foothold on the path to sustainability through the use of custom-designed benchmarking toolkits. […]
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Asian Elephants Mistreated For Tourism And On The Brink Of Extinction
The lesser-known plight of endangered Asian elephants Unless you live under a rock you’ll know about the plight of African elephants, which are falling victim to the ivory trade at an alarming rate. An elephant roaming free on the African savannah suffers the moment a poacher shoots and needlessly slaughters the animal for its ivory. […]
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