This book provides a holistic, explicit and detailed introduction to the relationship of poverty and tourism development within the context of developing countr

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

1. Introduction -- 2. Poverty and tourism unpacked -- 3. Tourism entrenches poverty -- 4. Poverty attracts tourists -- 5. Tourism reduces poverty-- tourism indu

Slum tourism is a globalizing trend and a controversial form of tourism. Impoverished urban areas have always enticed the popular imagination, considered to be

This text explores the role of tourism as a potential contibutor to socio-economic development in destination areas. Establishing a link between tourism studies