“O’Malu! O’Malu?” We called out to the residents of a ramshackle hut while zipping by the little countryside paths on our mountain bikes. An old woman peered out of her hammock and feebly pointed further down the hill, guiding us ever closer to the elusive O’Malu waterfalls. All the while we were ticking through […]
Three words: Tourism Value Chain. The topic may not be as glamorous as space tourism or as captivating as sex tourism, but it’s a novel and (hopefully) effective way to improve the lives of those who need it most.
Tourism value chain analysis and intervention is an emerging approach to poverty-alleviation through tourism. A value […]
Travelers today are expressing a desire for ever more unique experiences utilizing their own personal stories (Binkhorst, 2009). People are increasingly visiting Buenos Aires to paint collective graffiti murals rather than sightsee or planning a trip to Spain not for the beach but to help cultivate tomatoes. These travelers are less interested in where […]
