Travel Reference
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people in a developing country would in a year. Keep this in mind when using wa-
ter or electricity on holiday.
3.
Keep children smiling:
it is best never to give anything directly to children (not
even sweets) as they may think there is no need to go to school (and hassle oth-
er travellers). Donating to a local school, hospital or orphanage will have a last-
ing impact. Tragically more than one million children are sexually abused by tour-
ists every year. Help protect children by telling your hotel manager if you see
something suspicious.
4.
Haggle with humour:
try to keep your money in the local economy; eat in local
restaurants, drink local beer or fruit juice rather than imported brands and pay a fair
price when you're buying souvenirs and handicrafts. Bargaining can be great fun,
so haggle with humour - but remember that if you bargain too hard, sheer poverty
might make a craftsman accept a poor price just so that he can feed his family that
day. Pay what something is worth to you.
5.
Support Tourism Concern:
Tourism Concern - 'the voice of ethical tourism' - is
a UK charity that campaigns against exploitation in tourism and for fairly traded
and ethical forms of tourism. The website has a wealth of information on action
you can take to avoid guilt trips.
www.tourismconcern.org.uk
