Hey, travel & tourism, are you ‘neocolonialist’?
2 min readAug 2, 2023
Do your travel & tourism operations or academic pursuits contribute to a “continuation or reimposition of imperialist rule”?
Are they part of your nation’s efforts to influence a less developed land and exploit its resources?
As a travel & tourism stakeholder, are you, as some would say, a neocolonialist?
Discuss.
“GT” put these questions about tourism and neocolonialism to its diverse network of travel & tourism stakeholders — “GT” Insight authors, “GT” Partners, and their invitees — and requested written responses of no more than 300 words.
Thanks to those who chose to participate. Their answers appear in the order received. Click/touch a name to go to their answer:
- Jim Butcher — ‘It’s a category error of immense proportions!’
- David Jarratt — International tourism students generally disagree
- Saverio F Bertolucci — Benefits outweigh problems most of the time
- Greg Bakunzi — Not in Rwanda
- Edwin Magio — ‘We can break free from the grip of neocolonialism’
- K Michael Haywood — ‘I find leading questions annoying’
What AI ‘thinks’:
- ChatGPT — ‘Categorising all activities as neocolonialist oversimplifies’
- Bard — ‘I do not believe that I am a neocolonialist’
More importantly:
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- Yes, Tourism Minister
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- ‘Tourism is built on the backbone of white supremacy’?
- What’s the difference? ‘Sustainable tourism’ vs ‘regenerative tourism’
- Want a career in tourism? Important things you should know
- Diverse perspectives on travel & tourism and a fairer world
- Diverse perspectives on economic degrowth and tourism
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