Tanner C Knorr, President of “GT” Insight Partner Second Look Worldwide, takes us to Kakoi village in Tanzania — the first beneficiary of a pragmatic approach to supporting communities that are directly affected by, or live adjacent to, important tourism activity.
When travelling to developing countries, noticing discrepancies between the areas of tourism and those immediately outside is hard to miss. These differences come in many forms, including the quality of roads, restrooms, housing, cleanliness, and natural beauty. I find myself reconciling the fact that I sometimes stay and experience silos of gorgeous architecture and activities, while right outside the gates, local communities often seem to have so little.
In these cases, there is no question why locals may often not have the kindest demeanour towards us outsiders. Tourism is certainly a world of “haves” and “have-nots”.
When forming our travel company, I knew that I needed to consider the populations living both within and around the destination points of our tours.
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