Towards a Third World Critique of Tourism: Resources for Global Action and Solidarity

Towards a Third World Critique of Tourism: Resources for Global Action and Solidarity

Third World tourism continues to expand apace. The tourism industry's promotional materials are replete with images of a "frontier" industry, new vistas of "paradise," "virgin" beaches, and "untouched" landscapes. Indeed, the imagery is that of exploratio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of concerned Asian scholars 1996-12, Vol.28 (3-4), p.23-27
1. Verfasser: Gonsalves, Paul S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asia
Developing countries
International cooperation
Solidarity
Tourism
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Zusammenfassung:Third World tourism continues to expand apace. The tourism industry's promotional materials are replete with images of a "frontier" industry, new vistas of "paradise," "virgin" beaches, and "untouched" landscapes. Indeed, the imagery is that of exploration, conquest, and domination. For the people of the Third World, whose natural, human, and cultural resources provide the raw material for this industry, this is no imagery, it is reality.
ISSN:0007-4810
DOI:10.1080/14672715.1996.10416209