“Leakage” pessimists do us a disservice. The analysis uses muddled thinking and poor arithmetic to generate the wrong answer to an inappropriate policy question. The exaggerated claims divert attention from an important challenge at hand – boosting the linkages between tourism and the rest of the local economy.” Say Caroline Ashley and Jonathan Mitchell of the ODI in a recent paper slating tourism pessimists.
The paper is part of a major tourism development initiative by the award-winning think-tank.
Other Tourism papers include:
– “ProPoor Tourism – What’s Gone Right and What’s Gone Wrong”.
– “Can Tourism Offer Pathways to Prosperity?”
– And “Assessing how Tourism Revenues reach the Poor”
– There is also a tourism Blog – “How do We Mainstream ProPoor Tourism” by Jonathan Mitchell.
All are available at http://www.odi.org.uk/
TRAVELMOLE TV
Covered the meeting “Pathways to Prosperity” as follows:
ProPoor Tourism – The Trade View:
(Patricia Barnett Tourism Concern, Chris Thompson Federation of Tour Operators, Caroline Ashley ODI)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=296
Sue Hurdle (The Travel Foundation)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=307
ProPoor Tourism – Tour Operator’s Opportunities:
(Jane Ashton First Choice)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=297
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=302
ProPoor Tourism – The Development Banker & the
Think Tank (Shaun Mann World Bank, Jon Mitchell ODI)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=298
ProPoor Tourism – Getting Opportunities to the
locals (Kate Lloyd Williams IFC Mekong Delta Tourism Project)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=299
ProPoor Tourism – How it Works (Caroline Ashley ODI)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=303 http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=304
(Jon Mitchell ODI)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=305
(Shaun Mann World Bank)
http://tv.travelmole.com/smartvdolink.php?id=306
