A number of recent initiatives, described as ‘pro poor tourism’, have focused specifically on linking tourism and poverty reduction. A UK-based Pro Poor Tourism Team (see below) have come up with the ...

Several new papers have been published covering a range of issues related to tourism development in the developing world, taking an explicit pro-poor tourism (PPT) approach. Issues covered include: ...

Poverty and tourism have a unique relationship; poverty can serve as a form of tourism or poverty can create barriers that hinder the development of the tourism sector. There is no better example of ...