Pro-poor tourism and the Chinese experience

Author: Bowden, Jiaolan¹

Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 10, Number 4, Number 4/December 2005 , pp. 379-398(20)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Tourism and poverty are two phenomena that used to be studied separately. The concept of pro-poor tourism (PPT), which highlights the theoretical and conceptual recognition of the role of tourism in poverty alleviation, is relatively new to the tourism research sphere. The objective of this paper is to examine the concept and purposes of PPT and draw attention to the neglected studies of the links between tourism and poverty alleviation. This is done using the case of tourism development in rural China. The key benefits and challenges of PPT are also highlighted. The paper concludes that PPT is an effective tool against poverty, but the tourism communities should fundamentally shift their thinking about the socio-economic roles of tourism and make use of PPT proactively and attentively.

Keywords: pro-poor tourism; China; poverty alleviation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/10941660500363710

Affiliations: 1: The Scottish Centre of Tourism, Aberdeen Business School, The Robert Gordon University, UK

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