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Online ExhibitionCampaigning for social justice for survivors of the tsunami
Funds meant for rebuilding the lives of tsunami affected communities in India are funding tourism developments that will bring them no benefit and place their land and livelihoods under renewed threat. Take action now!
Tourism Concern has teamed up with local partners to protect the rights of tsunami survivors in India and Sri Lanka from the rapid development of the tourism industry.
Read more: Tsunami Campaign | Tsunami and Displacement Project
Tour operators should boycott Burma
Recent events in Burma highlighted the suffering caused by the military regime, which uses tourism to attract foreign investment. Tourism Concern calls for tour operators and tourists to stay away until democracy is restored.
Global tourism in figures
- Global Tourism worth US$ 733 billion (2006)
- Tourism employs 8% of the global workforce
- 1.6 billion international tourists by 2020
Unregulated tourism development is continuing to devastate environments, degrade cultures and destroy traditional livelihoods.
Find out what we do to make sure the benefits of tourism are felt by all...
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