How do we mainstream pro-poor tourism?
Mainstreaming pro-poor tourism is a bold aim, and the subject of a recent event, organised by the ODI Tourism Programme on Friday 15 June. This aimed to find new and better ways to assess the current reality and future potential for tourism to benefit the poor in developing countries and to change reality through influencing the operating practices of the mainstream tourist industry as a sharper force for good...
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2007 - a turning point for pro-poor tourism
We may be seeing a hitherto unknown coalescing of interests in developing tourism in a way that counts for local communities and the poor in particular. There is obviously a need for research into practical ways to do this. Any research must include the key private sector actors, especially tour operators, to be effective...
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