Tag Archives: Poverty Tourism

The 10-Steps to Sustainable Hospitality

Posted on July 20, 2010 by endangerededen

By Dian Hasan | July 20, 2010 A new century of environmental consciousness is dawning. Under the pressures of explosive human population growth, our planet’s natural communities are shriveling rapidly. They are shrinking on all fronts because of the expansion … Continue reading →

Posted in Illegal Logging, Indonesia, Low Carbon Footprint, Rainforest Destruction | Tagged Ecotourism, Poverty Tourism, Unique Travel Experience | Leave a comment

Slum Tours: Real Tourism or Real Exploitation?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by endangerededen

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 →

Posted in Brazil, Favela Tourism, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa | Tagged Favela Tourism, Humanitarian Travel, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Nairobi, Philantrophic Travel, Poverty Tourism, Rio de Janeiro, Unique Travel Destinations, Unique Travel Experience | Leave a comment

Rio’s Favela Tourism ~ a first-person look

Posted on September 18, 2009 by endangerededen

By Dian Hasan | September18, 2009 With the growing popularity of “do good” travel or “doing good while traveling” of today, fueled by people’s increased awareness of the planet and its contents, one area of travel that has received renewed … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Travel, Brazil, Favela Tourism, Humanitarian, Poverty Tourism | Tagged Adventure Travel, Favela Tourism, Poverty Tourism, Reality Tourism, Rio de Janeiro, Unique Travel Destinations, Unique Travel Experience, Urban Blight, Urban Matters, Urban Poverty | Leave a comment

Favela Tourism now introduced in Jakarta

Posted on September 18, 2009 by endangerededen

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 →

Posted in Indonesia | Tagged Adventure Travel, Favela Tourism, Humanitarian Travel, Poor-ism, Poverty Tourism, Reality Tourism, Urban Travel Destinations, VolunTourism | Leave a comment

Philanthropic Travel in Tanzania ~ Kids of Kilimanjaro

Posted on September 8, 2009 by endangerededen

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 →

Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Humanitarian, Philantrophic Travel, Responsible Tourism, VolunTourism | Tagged Eco-Tourism, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Travel, Philantrophic Travel, Poverty Tourism, Tanzania, Unique Travel Destinations, Unique Travel Experience | Leave a comment

Philanthropy Tourism and the plight of African Orphans

Posted on September 8, 2009 by endangerededen

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 →