Pathways to Prosperity? Mainstreaming pro-poor approaches in tourism
Simon Maxwell - ODI
Caroline Ashley - ODI
Professor David Harrison - London Met. University / ODI
Shaun Mann - World Bank
Jonathan Mitchell - ODI
John Hummel - SNV Netherland Development Organisation
Le Chi Phuc - Management Consulting, Hanoi
Kate Lloyd-Williams - International Finance Corporation
Chris Thompson - Federation of Tour Operators
Sue Hurdle - Travel Foundation
Jane Ashton - First Choice Holidays
Harold Goodwin - Int. Centre for Responsible Tourism
Tricia Barnett - Tourism Concern
Neel Inandar - Conservation International
ODI Director Simon Maxwell introduced the meeting. He described the event as a ‘celebration'. The ODI Tourism Programme has a growing range of products as well as collaborators. The focus is changing from a ‘camp fire' to an industry-wide one. We are at an interesting moment in international development – the development agenda is shifting, and with growth of China and its manufacturing sector the role of the service sector elsewhere is becoming crucial. We have a new opportunity to put tourism on this agenda. Maxwell suggested that the ‘fly in the ointment' is the climate change debate. He finished by raising the question: How do we tell consistent stories of climate change and pro-poor tourism?
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Description
Over the past year, the ODI Tourism Programme – together with like-minded donor agencies, NGOs and other organisations – has been exploring a new and innovative way of understanding the links between tourism and poor people. This event brought together people from the North and South who are aiming to make tourism work for the poor to discuss this approach. Participants included leading donors, development practitioners, private sector operators, non-governmental organisations and researchers.