Question

What are the similarities and differences between slum tourism and historical or any other urban form of tourism?

Answer 1

Answer: Slum tourism does not show the splendour and beauty that can be seen in most tourist brochures.

Explanation:

The countries that people travel to and their tourist routes are mostly made up of visits to historical sites, museums, the city centre, famous attractions, restaurants and so on. In these places, the state gives particular importance and invests enormous funds precisely because of tourists. On the other hand, there is slum tourism.

It is an unconventional tourist route that involves visits to remote parts of the city, places where the poor generally live. One of the most famous slum tourist destinations in the world is the favelas in San Paulo, which are visited annually by over 50000 fans of this type of tourism. This type of tourism developed primarily in the 1990s in southern Africa, when the black population led tourists to show them in what conditions they lived because of apartheid.