Poverty – visiting the living conditions in 3rd world/ developing countries
Slum / shanty towns: slum tourism
 
The ethics of visiting slums.
: morals, principles
Immoral
Inferior
Look down (up)on
I have some moral reservations regarding….
Take pictures
Voyeuristic           superficial
You connect at a surface level
As well as
Raises awareness of global living  standards
 Slum tourism/ Tourism: do local communities benefit from it?
Positive
negative
·      Meeting different cultures
·      Benefiting the local economy
·      (Exotic experience)
·      Support for political change in government policies on …housing…leading to an improvement in the environment
·      Education: awareness raising
 
 
 
 
·      Pollution/ increase in traffic
·      Suffering from the economic burden: prices could rise if tourism grows; this could price-out local people
·      Negative psychological impact (voyeurism)
·      Money doesn’t go to the locals; no direct benefit