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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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Community-based tours in the biggest favela of Latin America
Few years ago, in Rio de Janeiro, I met Ailton Macarrão, who introduced me, as one of its promoters and founders, to the Rocinha Community Tourism Forum (Forum de Turismo da Rocinha), which was the community-based response to the growing demand for tourism in the favela, and, which represented Rocinha’s organised response to the exploitation […]
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“Backpacker Tourism can be a Force for Good.” Says Aid & Development Worker
As appeared in South East Asia Backpacker from 2 October 2017. Among many points I wanted to make, the most significant one is to go out just before Saint Helena Island’s new regular air service begins on 14 October. As I re-tweeted to perhaps the island’s best tourism advocates, who are entirely self-funded “Ability of […]
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Why indigenous peoples’ land rights are fundamental for a successful tourism practice.
The article was written by Cecilia Manduca, a recent MA in Tourism, Environment and Development graduate from King’s College London. The relevance of Indigenous Peoples’ land rights is paramount also under the tourism point of view. This article is going to show how successful tourism for indigenous people is highly dependent on the recognition of […]
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It is a national scandal that London, in terms of hotel workers, is now one of the most ‘unethical’ tourist destinations in the world. There is no reason why the big names in London hotels cannot pay their staff a decent wage. The hoteliers need to know that £4 for 37 minutes work to clean a room is unethical and unacceptable.