Tag Archives: Humanitarian Travel

Responsible Tourism ~ from theory to practice. A journey of personal transformation [4]

As a continuation of my previous posts on Responsible Tourism – specifically on how it goes from theory to practice – I want to focus more on the personal stories of people who have engaged in it. From people who’ve … Continue reading

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Responsible Tourism ~ from theory to practice. A journey of personal transformation [3]

As a continuation of my previous posts on Responsible Tourism – specifically on how it goes from theory to practice – I want to focus more on the personal stories of people who have engaged in it. From people who’ve … Continue reading

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Responsible Tourism ~ from theory to practice. A journey of personal transformation [2]

As a continuation of my previous posts on Responsible Tourism – specifically on how it goes from theory to practice – I want to focus more on the personal stories of people who have engaged in it. From people who’ve … Continue reading

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Responsible Tourism ~ from theory to practice. A journey of personal transformation [1]

As a continuation of my previous posts on Responsible Tourism – specifically on how it goes from theory to practice – I want to focus more on the personal stories of people who have engaged in it. From people who’ve … Continue reading

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Slum Tours: Real Tourism or Real Exploitation?

By Dian Hasan | October 5, 2009 The Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire has made the world’s poor urban districts a popular tourist destination. Is it supportive or exploitive? National Geographic Traveler takes a look. There was a time when most … Continue reading

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Orang Utans make their own medicine. Discover how via Volunteer Work!

By Dian Hasan | October 12, 2009 The animal world never ceases to captivate us. With the explosion of media, especially TV programs dedicated to animals and wildlife, and with a big help from the internet, information about animals have … Continue reading

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Californian launches “4th World Love” to empower communities in Indonesia

By Dian Hasan | October 3, 2009 It’s always commendable when a young person steps out of their comfort zone and goes out of her/his way to help others. Especially it takes place in distant land, where there is a … Continue reading

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Favela Tourism now introduced in Jakarta

Rio pioneered the idea a decade ago, other megacities like Mumbai, Lagos followed, and now it has come to Jakarta. Welcome to Favela Tourism, a.k.a. Poverty Tourism, Reality Tourism, or as the following article from The Jakarta Post suggests, “Poor-ism”. … Continue reading

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Philanthropic Travel in Tanzania ~ Kids of Kilimanjaro

Kids of Kilimanjaro has partnered with Exquisite Safaris Philanthropic Travel to provide privately guided philanthropic learning experiences in Tanzania. Kids of Kilimanjaro shares Exquisite Safaris commitment to combine transparent, accountable and high impact philanthropy inspiring, educating and empowering traveler donors … Continue reading

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Philanthropy Tourism and the plight of African Orphans

A brief look into Philantrophic Travel in Africa, and how this type of travel that is growing in popularity – in tandem with Volunteer Travel (increasingly known as VolunTourism) and Responsible Travel– is being accommodated. Allowing for Travelers not only … Continue reading

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