News reaching us today about our charity of choice "Tourism Concern" airing it's views with regards to the effects of the tourism industry in developing areas...
Tourism Concern claims tourism developments often exploit tribal people, force locals from their homes and damage the environment...
The campaigning charity’s latest report, Putting Tourism to Rights, calls on the UK government and tourism industry to tackle poverty by protecting the rights of local people...
Tricia Barnett, Tourism Concern director, said: ‘While tourism has great potential to create wealth and improve the lives of local communities, our report shows that it is often developed at the expense of human rights. This is particularly true for people who are poor and easy to exploit, often driving them deeper into poverty....’
These worries, along with many others, are the things that we need to address if we are to continue to develop towards a committed and sustainable future for the travel industry...
Please follow more at http://www.e-tid.com/News-Home/Tourism-charity-challenges-human-rights-abuses.aspx
Barticus.
Tourism Concern claims tourism developments often exploit tribal people, force locals from their homes and damage the environment...
The campaigning charity’s latest report, Putting Tourism to Rights, calls on the UK government and tourism industry to tackle poverty by protecting the rights of local people...
Tricia Barnett, Tourism Concern director, said: ‘While tourism has great potential to create wealth and improve the lives of local communities, our report shows that it is often developed at the expense of human rights. This is particularly true for people who are poor and easy to exploit, often driving them deeper into poverty....’
These worries, along with many others, are the things that we need to address if we are to continue to develop towards a committed and sustainable future for the travel industry...
Please follow more at http://www.e-tid.com/News-Home/Tourism-charity-challenges-human-rights-abuses.aspx
Barticus.
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