ENG 1501 FIRST SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT : 01

STUDENT NUMBER: NAMES :MATHE LAURENCE Slum Tourism = a town with bad shelter occupied by poor people. 1. Disadvantage of slum tourism Local people are under paid and exploited They tarnish the image of the country The Tour make poverty exotic People feel degraded by being stared at doing mundane things Visitors are not interested in meaningful interaction Money rarely trickles down, instead operators fills their pockets Right to private are violated Unemployment and the increasing importance of informal sector 2. Compare and contrast slum tourism with other tourism They all meet other travellers and explore other culture They all promote and help raise money for city by purchasing gift and food They all visit and cover all the attraction Other tourists provide simplicity in planning by taking care of the details for you Other tourists make friends with stranger who they meet They come with information that allow us to imagine the ancient of city instead of just a pile of rock