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Hotels

Benefit the host community

Tourists appreciate eco-friendly hotels, but often don’t want to pay the price

Sex tourism

Dubious reputation

Cambodia is seen as a heaven for paedophiles and sex tourists

Orphanage tourism

Orphanages: sites for abusive tourism

Tourists and volunteers fuel an exploitative system

Community-based tourism

Off the beaten track

How tourism can make a difference in Cata, a rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province

Youth

Unknown reality

Weltwärts offers young people the opportunity to work and learn in a foreign environment

Comment
Comment

Second chance

Nepal cannot thrive on tourism alone and needs more diverse opportunities

Nowadays

Eco-tourism helps community

A village in Guatemala invites eco-tourists to its river in order to boost its municipal budget

Central Africa

Tropical forest in peril

Ephrem Balole et al: The government of the DRC is not doing nearly enough to protect the rainforest

Sustainable tourism

The real cost

Tourism benefits many developing countries – but not necessarily the poor and the environment

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.