Question

Is slum tourism a legitimate form of tourism or another neoliberal exploitative endeavour?

Answer 1

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On the one hand, proponents argue that tours can contribute to a change in the representation of the slums and its people and that slum tourism is a legitimate way to fight poverty. ... Additionally the inhabitants of these communities have an uneven access to the benefits generated by tourism.

Answer 2

Slum Tourism

Explanation:

• Today slum tour are sold as an option in contrast to conventional the travel industry and an increasingly sensible type of encountering a nation – connecting with genuine individuals and the nearby culture. An expected 40,000 voyagers visit favelas in Rio de Janeiro every year while 300,000 visit the townships in Cape Town. Consistently around 1,000 visitors are evaluated to visit Soweto, one of South Africa's most celebrated townships and there are visit administrators offering slum tour to Dharavi (India), and Kibera (Kenya). Visits can likewise incorporate visiting road youngsters, who scratch a living from gathering trash in India's principle railroad stations or individuals making due on flotsam and jetsam they can discover on junk stacks. There are likewise Bed and Breakfast lodgings in certain zones, making it feasible for sightseers to go through a night or two out of a "ghetto"  
• In spite of the developing prevalence of slum tour they additionally pull in a lot of analysis and contention. From one perspective, defenders contend that visits can add to an adjustment in the portrayal of the ghettos and its kin and that ghetto the travel industry is an authentic method to battle destitution. They likewise contend that the visits help visitors to more readily comprehend the world and become progressively sympathetic. Rivals contend that it's exploitative of needy individuals and truly doesn't add a lot to the comprehension of the muddled issues