id21 insights 62. How pro-poor is tourism?

This issue looks at how pro-poor tourism has developed and explores some misconceptions that have arisen around this term

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 January 2006

Country:: Laos and South Africa
Document Type:: Briefing
Theme:: Economic Growth
Authors:: id21

Abstract

This issue of id21 insights looks at how pro-poor tourism has developed and explores some myths and misconceptions that have arisen around this term. It shows that some countries and businesses are beginning to achieve more direct benefits from pro-poor tourism. The issue includes briefings on approaches in South Africa and Lao, and on all-inclusive and community-based tourism.

Citation

id21 insights 62, IDS, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, 6 pp.