Ethical Travel Guide
Your passport to exciting alternative holidays

Tired of tourist traps and guilt trips, or just want to have a positive impact on the people and places you visit?

"All too often the problems are well hidden," says Tricia Barnett, Director of Tourism Concern. "How would you know that this beautiful hotel is on land snatched from fishermen and for which they weren't compensated? How would you know that the water in the pool and shower are depleting local people's resources and their access to water is limited to two hours a day - as in villages in Goa?"

The Ethical Travel Guide is the answer, listing over 300 amazing places in 60 countries that benefit local people - directly. With simple local-style holidays, treks, construction projects in Tibet, art holidays, and culinary and luxury retreats, there is something to suit every taste and budget.

This is the essential resource for responsible global travellers, with hundreds of new ideas for your next holiday in amazing communities not listed in other guidebooks.

CONTENTS
. An eye-opening INTRODUCTION to ethical tourism from Guardian journalist Polly Pattullo: What is Ethical Tourism? / What's Wrong with Traditional Tourism? / Case Study: The Gambia / New Role of Consumers - Why be an Ethical Consumer? / Globalisation: A New Trip

. DIRECTORY: Africa / The Americas / Asia / Oceania / Europe / Tour Operators' Section

. BOXES THROUGHOUT: Preparing for your trip / Tourism Concern's travel code / Survival for tribal peoples / Climate change and travel / Trekking / Ethical travel, and more...

. RESOURCES: Books / Reports and articles / Codes of behaviour for the traveller / Statistics / Health matters / Organizations and websites

"As ever, Tourism Concern is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that the benefits of tourism are shared much more equitably"
Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future

Format: 198 x 128mm, paperback, colour section, photographs, index
Pages: 230

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