#2.12 Can tourism combat poverty?
04/14/22 • 44 min
For the Season 2 finale, Paige speaks to Bruce Poon Tip, who is both the founder of a major adventure travel company and an executive producer of “The Last Tourist,” an award-winning documentary that makes the case for why we need to dramatically rethink the way we travel.
Bruce shares the film’s origin story and explains why he wanted the movie to convey a message of hope: that travel — done right — can bring wealth into some of the world’s poorest areas, creating jobs and alleviating poverty.
Bruce also talks about G Adventures, the travel company he founded in 1990, and shares the company’s innovative approach to making sure they give back to the communities they visit.
Plus, listen up for a (somewhat spicy) language lesson in Greek!
That’s a wrap on Season 2! Thank you so much for listening. We hope you’ll follow along on Instagram or Twitter to stay in the loop for Season 3!
Resources
The Last Tourist website (includes links to streaming services)
Information on the G Adventures Ripple Score
For the Season 2 finale, Paige speaks to Bruce Poon Tip, who is both the founder of a major adventure travel company and an executive producer of “The Last Tourist,” an award-winning documentary that makes the case for why we need to dramatically rethink the way we travel.
Bruce shares the film’s origin story and explains why he wanted the movie to convey a message of hope: that travel — done right — can bring wealth into some of the world’s poorest areas, creating jobs and alleviating poverty.
Bruce also talks about G Adventures, the travel company he founded in 1990, and shares the company’s innovative approach to making sure they give back to the communities they visit.
Plus, listen up for a (somewhat spicy) language lesson in Greek!
That’s a wrap on Season 2! Thank you so much for listening. We hope you’ll follow along on Instagram or Twitter to stay in the loop for Season 3!
Resources
The Last Tourist website (includes links to streaming services)
Information on the G Adventures Ripple Score
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#2.11 What's it like to go on a safari in Europe?
This week, we’re talking about safari tourism — but not the kind of safari you might be thinking of. Instead of looking for giraffes, lions and elephants on the savannas of Kenya or Tanzania, we’re heading to Italy to go wolf tracking and to Romania to spy wild European bison.
Our guide here is Aukje van Gerven of the European Safari Company and Rewilding Europe. Aukje tells us about rewilding trends in Europe and describes how wildlife tourism is opening up new opportunities — both for visitors, and for the people living in Europe’s rural areas.
Plus, Paige gets a fascinating history lesson and language lesson from Sierra Leonean star Vickie Remoe!
Thanks so much for listening. We’ll be back next week with the final episode of Season 2!
Resources
Vickie Remoe on Twitter and Instagram
Comment piece on tourism and rewilding from Justin Francis of Responsible Travel
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