There is now irrefutable legal evidence to prove that certain forms of travel experiences, ones currently being offered by a whole range of providers in Europe, North America, and around the world, are causing harm, and may even be supporting child slavery.
As an alternative to a somewhat Westernised and potentially patronising desire to ‘help’ the poor, Community Based Tourism provides a means to support communities to diversify their income, on their own terms, and contribute to sustainable development in the process.
With a prophesy that "Growth in tourism stands to come to an end," South Africa's minister for tourism Derek Hanekom went were few, if any, other tourism ministers would dare to go.
Scheme seeks to reduce the incidence of sex trafficking by breaking the link between an individual’s vulnerability to being trafficked (or re-victimised), and their limited economic opportunity.
