How to be a 'Ethical' Tourist 🌎

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Trying to answer the question-- how to be a ethical tourist feels impossible. I don't know if ethical travel is completely possible since there are always negative effects of tourism. But this is my first step -- educating myself slowly and hoping to find insights from others cause this is a HUGE overwhelming topic. I wanted to dive into what I've learned so far on this topic and basically dive into asking "does an ethical/responsible/conscious/mindful traveller or tourist even exist??"

This topic felt like it needed a lot of little notes/disclaimers --
I'm not an expert! Just a girl trying to learn and hoping to find a community of like minded people 🤍 Ethical Tourism might not exist but the travel industry isn't going away anytime soon (but maybe there's a better way forward)?

My hope is to hear from YOU, where YOU'RE from, what your thoughts are on this topic so please feel free to comment and share your story! ✨

✨ RESOURCES
⊹ Responsible Tourism

⊹ Over tourism

⊹ Japan Over tourism

⊹ Amsterdam

⊹ Costa Rica

⊹ Bhutan

⊹ Hawaii: Volunteer at Lo'i

⊹ Tourism Economic Leakage

🌱 CHAPTERS
⊹ ethical travel 00:00-00:38
⊹ becoming a better tourist 00:38-01:20
⊹ over tourism 01:20-02:55
⊹ tourism economic leakage 02:55-03:47
⊹ mindful travel 03:48-05:11
⊹ 1 mindset 05:11-06:01
⊹ 2 educate yourself 06:01-06:27
⊹ 3 local voices 06:27-07:25
⊹ 4 language/culture 07:25-07:54
⊹ 5 spend locally 07:54-08:49
⊹ 6 voluntourism/regenerative tourism 08:49-09:36
⊹ 7 sustainability 09:36-10:13
⊹ case 1 Amsterdam 10:13-11:01
⊹ case 2 Costa Rica 11:01-12:02
⊹ case 3 Bhutan 12:02-12:26
⊹ policies/regulations 12:26-13:00
⊹ personal goals 13:00-13:57
⊹ curious about YOU 13:57-14:58
⊹ byeeeee 14:58-15:29

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Rena

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I wish more people could see this and be as thoughtful as you are about travel!
I loved travel and studied tourism management at university and when I started the course, I had the opinion that I travelled in a superior way because I went budget and "assimilated" more than just staying in resorts and "touristy" places.
However, throughout my study I realised the same as you - there is simply no "perfect" way to travel, and every single visitor has both beneficial and detrimental impacts.
I actually read some convincing literature arguing that visitors who have more direct interaction with the local community have a much bigger influence on changing the host culture than those who stay in their tourist bubble/resorts (it's commonly referred to as the demonstration effect iirc).
Whether the cultural change is good or bad is subjective, but I personally travel to experience a different culture and the thought that my presence makes the culture less different over time isn't a good feeling. Exposure to different cultures has heavily shaped who I am as a person and widened my perspective, and I couldn't have grown in those ways in resorts and tourist bubbles. So there is also the financial benefit vs cultural influence to balance when you travel in a way that supports local business etc.

The only other point that stuck out to me was about language - I personally think that unless you learn enough to communicate pretty well (say an entire coffee order or an entire interaction in a shop), I think this is an empty gesture that we use to make ourselves feel better.
The host has still had to use English for most of the interaction, saying "thank you" in the host language seems to add nothing to the host and only serves to make ourselves feel less bad about using English.
But this is just my opinion as a native English speaker who's never been in the hosts situation. Perhaps hosts feel differently, so I'd be happy to be corrected!

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I traveled to Boracay years ago, and it's the weirdest abroad experience I have, it feels like you are in a foreigner bubble. But I think these kind of accessible tour site are for people who are simpler. I think the volunteer things are nice

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This is an amazing video! Thanks for your information ❤

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