The trend in "poverty tours" is analyzed by Eric Weiner's "Slum Visits: Tourism or Voyeurism?" (March 9 , 2008.
To the Editor: Regarding "Slum Visits: Tourism or Voyeurism?" (March 9): As a parent of Indian descent who volunteers time and money to charitable organizations working in poor areas around the world, I read this piece with much interest.
They promised to double the number of days when cross-border trade between the two parts of Kashmir — one controlled by India, the other by Pakistan — is allowed and to expand and expedite travel permits for Kashmiris who want to cross the border for family visits, tourism and religious purposes.
Differences between proportion of case-patient visits and Tourism BC visits were evaluated by Fisher exact test and StatXact software (Cytel Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA).
For more, visit Barcelona Tourism at www.barcelonaturisme.com.com
Visit the Tourism Concern organization online (//www.tourismconcern.org.uk/index.html) for information.
The day we tried to visit the tourism office, (684) 633-1092, on the Web at www.samoanet.com/ americansamoa, it was locked up.
Of course, the stranger will highlight things the resident will never have noticed, but in his quiet humour, Waters has acknowledged things which all those Visit England tourism think-tanks never seem to hit upon.
Travel permits are currently issued only to people with relatives on the other side, but on Wednesday the ministers agreed to allow people to visit for tourism and religious pilgrimages.
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