“The routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life.” TravelDaily LifeTourismMonotonousMonotonous Life Author:Mason Cooley
“What I am saying every day to Malawians is that time has come for us to move from aid to trade. We have picked several sectors that we think we can focus on immediately in order for us to grow our economy. So we have decided to diversify agriculture, we decided to develop our tourism sector, we have decided to develop our mining sector.” ThinkingMovingOrderGrowsEconomyFocusDecidedTradeAidsAgricultureTourismMiningUranium Mining Author:Joyce Banda
“Armchair poverty tourism has been around as long as authors have written about class. As an author, I have struggled myself with the nuances of writing about poverty without reducing any community to a catalog of its difficulties.” WritingLongHas BeensCommunityClassPovertyWrittenDifficultyReducingTourismNuanceArmchairs Author:Leslie Jamison
“The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles Gang Tour carries visitors through battle-scarred territories of urban violence and deprivation.” YearsPastPayPovertyViolenceBattleSouthCarrieLos AngelesPhenomenonTerritorySouth AfricaUrbanGangTouristsTourismVisitorsBrazilDeprivationGang ViolenceFavelas Author:Leslie Jamison