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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now it’s getting interesting: Kenya, where only 14% of tourist dollars stay in the country. The lion’s share goes to foreign owned hotels, airlines, travel services, etc.

No discussion of AirBnBs (yet), the biggest driver of gentrification and housing insecurity fueled by foreign ownership (in every tourist area around the globe).

Next: most popular tourist destinations have highest poverty rates because the poor were never factored into the tourism value chain.

Hmm…

Valid points regarding vulnerability of developing countries.

But also valid: how else would some of these locals support themselves and their families without tourist dollars? [/quote]

You just keep saying that. Your own post suggests this industry could be restructured so that the only people making big bucks are not executives and investors from Hyatt and American Airlines (or their ilk).

The world can change but not if the privileged just dig in their heels and feel threatened! [/quote]

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