GoGirlfriend.com, a travel-based opinion site for women, reports on a trend that has travellers snapping photos of shantytowns, back alleys and garbage dumps in some of the poorest regions in the world.Dubai-based Reality Tours and Travel organizes tours in poverty stricken areas to give travellers an honest, up-close look at life in places they wouldn't travel to without a guide: garbage dumps in Brazil or the squatter camps of Rio de Janeiro for example.
Supporters of the trend say tourism dollars open up job opportunities and raise global awareness of poverty and how individuals can make a difference. But is it ethical? Read the whole article here.
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