ENG1503
Assi
gnment1
Uni
quenumber:
626257
St
udentnumber:
65825012
1.Di
sadv
ant
agesofsl
um t
our
ism
Peoplef eeldegradedbybei ngst aredatdoi ngmundanet hings–washi ng,cleaning,preparingfood,
thi
ngst hatar eprivat
e.Thei
rrightstopriv
acymaybev i
olated.Moneyr arel
ytr
icklesdown.I nstead
operat
or sf i
lltheirownpocket sbutt hev aunt
ed‘benef
itstot hecommuni ty’don’tmat erial
ise.Sl
um
tour
ism pr ofi
tsfrom pover
ty.Theimageoft hecountr
ymaybet arni
shedbypubl i
shingsl ums.Slum
tour
st reatpeopl eli
keanimal sIikeazoo–y oustarefrom out si
debutdon’ tgett oocl ose.The
i
nhabitantsofcommuni ti
eshav eunevenaccesst obenefit
sgener atedbytourism.Ev enwhent hey
part
ici
pat eashost s,l
ocalpeoplear eof
tenunderpaidandexploited.
2.Sl
um t
our
ism andCul
tur
alt
our
ism
Slum tourism i
nv olvesv isit
ingi mpr ovisedar easwhi lecult
uraltouri
sm isconcer nedwi that r
aveler’
s
engagementwi thar egion’scul ture.Slum t oursimpr ovevisi
torsunderstandingofpov er
tyandofone
anotherandoft hewor ldatl argewhi l
ecul turaltouri
sm givesv i
sit
orstheoppor tuni
tyt ounder st
andand
appreciatethelessent i
al charact erofpl aceandi t
scul t
ureasawhol ei ncl
udinghi story.Sl
um tourism
resultstoimprov isedcommuni ti
esl iv
ingi nthesesl umsgetsuppl ement ar
yf ormsofmonet aryinfl
uxas
theygett oselltheirlocal craft, fil
lseatsi nfoodandbev erageest abli
shmentandr eceivedonations
throughsoci alorgani zati
ons.Cul turaltourism leadst oimprovementi nlocalli
fethroughbet terl
ocal
faculti
esandi nfrastructur ewhi chcoul dl eadt obettereducation,healt
hcar e,employmentoppor tuniti
es
andi ncome.
3.Nar
rat
ivegenr
eofSl
um t
our
ism
Everytownshi ptourinSAt ell
sast ory.WhenIwasv i
sit
ingt oKl ipt
owninSowet oforDecember
holi
days.Iwalkedpastani mpr ovi
sedar eaoccupi edbyhundr edsofprecari
ousshackswi thopen
sewage.Thewhol ear eaisi mpuredandhasl oadsofshacks.Mostoft heinhabit
ant
sar e
unempl oy
edwhi chmakesi thardt omakeal ivi
ng.Thewhol ear eaiscontaminatedwithrecyclabl
es,
burni
ngt iresandwast e.Dur i
ngt hedayev ery
onei sout.Tost ayathomei stomi ssoutont hel i
feof
thest r
eet.Theroadsar eoccupi edwi thstreetvendorsselli
ngf ruit
sandvegetablesandhandmade
craft
s.Ther ewer
eal sofewt our
ist
sv isit
ingthear eabusyexpl oringandengagingthemselvesin
communi tyacti
vit
ies.Touristsareinterestedinbuy ingsouv enirsbutsomeoft hem werebusyt aking
pict
uresoft hei
nhabi t
antsandgar bagedump.
Bi
bli
ogr
aphy
Al
l
en,
G.Br
annan.
F.(
2004)Tour
ism i
nthenewSout
hAf
ri
ca.London:I
.BTaur
is(
61-
74)
Br
iedenhann,
J.andRamchander
,P.
(2006)'
Townshi
pTour
ism :Bl
essi
ngorBr
ight(
113-
115)
Assi
gnment1
Uni
quenumber:
626257
St
udentnumber:
65825012
1.Di
sadv
ant
agesofsl
um t
our
ism
Peoplef eeldegradedbybei ngst aredatdoi ngmundanet hings–washi ng,cleaning,preparingfood,
thi
ngst hatar eprivat
e.Thei
rrightstopriv
acymaybev i
olated.Moneyr arel
ytr
icklesdown.I nstead
operat
or sf i
lltheirownpocket sbutt hev aunt
ed‘benef
itstot hecommuni ty’don’tmat erial
ise.Sl
um
tour
ism pr ofi
tsfrom pover
ty.Theimageoft hecountr
ymaybet arni
shedbypubl i
shingsl ums.Slum
tour
st reatpeopl eli
keanimal sIikeazoo–y oustarefrom out si
debutdon’ tgett oocl ose.The
i
nhabitantsofcommuni ti
eshav eunevenaccesst obenefit
sgener atedbytourism.Ev enwhent hey
part
ici
pat eashost s,l
ocalpeoplear eof
tenunderpaidandexploited.
2.Sl
um t
our
ism andCul
tur
alt
our
ism
Slum tourism i
nv olvesv isit
ingi mpr ovisedar easwhi lecult
uraltouri
sm isconcer nedwi that r
aveler’
s
engagementwi thar egion’scul ture.Slum t oursimpr ovevisi
torsunderstandingofpov er
tyandofone
anotherandoft hewor ldatl argewhi l
ecul turaltouri
sm givesv i
sit
orstheoppor tuni
tyt ounder st
andand
appreciatethelessent i
al charact erofpl aceandi t
scul t
ureasawhol ei ncl
udinghi story.Sl
um tourism
resultstoimprov isedcommuni ti
esl iv
ingi nthesesl umsgetsuppl ement ar
yf ormsofmonet aryinfl
uxas
theygett oselltheirlocal craft, fil
lseatsi nfoodandbev erageest abli
shmentandr eceivedonations
throughsoci alorgani zati
ons.Cul turaltourism leadst oimprovementi nlocalli
fethroughbet terl
ocal
faculti
esandi nfrastructur ewhi chcoul dl eadt obettereducation,healt
hcar e,employmentoppor tuniti
es
andi ncome.
3.Nar
rat
ivegenr
eofSl
um t
our
ism
Everytownshi ptourinSAt ell
sast ory.WhenIwasv i
sit
ingt oKl ipt
owninSowet oforDecember
holi
days.Iwalkedpastani mpr ovi
sedar eaoccupi edbyhundr edsofprecari
ousshackswi thopen
sewage.Thewhol ear eaisi mpuredandhasl oadsofshacks.Mostoft heinhabit
ant
sar e
unempl oy
edwhi chmakesi thardt omakeal ivi
ng.Thewhol ear eaiscontaminatedwithrecyclabl
es,
burni
ngt iresandwast e.Dur i
ngt hedayev ery
onei sout.Tost ayathomei stomi ssoutont hel i
feof
thest r
eet.Theroadsar eoccupi edwi thstreetvendorsselli
ngf ruit
sandvegetablesandhandmade
craft
s.Ther ewer
eal sofewt our
ist
sv isit
ingthear eabusyexpl oringandengagingthemselvesin
communi tyacti
vit
ies.Touristsareinterestedinbuy ingsouv enirsbutsomeoft hem werebusyt aking
pict
uresoft hei
nhabi t
antsandgar bagedump.
Bi
bli
ogr
aphy
Al
l
en,
G.Br
annan.
F.(
2004)Tour
ism i
nthenewSout
hAf
ri
ca.London:I
.BTaur
is(
61-
74)
Br
iedenhann,
J.andRamchander
,P.
(2006)'
Townshi
pTour
ism :Bl
essi
ngorBr
ight(
113-
115)
