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Author:  Rumpole [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:31 pm ]
Post subject:  A fake slum for luxury tourists

A fake slum for luxury tourists
ALISSA WALKER, CATHERINE A TRAYWICK
Last updated 11:28 27/11/2013

It's estimated that one in eight people worldwide live in so-called slums, which, in some cities, makes visiting these informally maintained neighbourhoods unavoidable.

Although controversial, the practice of "slum tourism" has become a popular way for tourists to engage with poverty on a personal level.

But why go visit an actual slum when you can simply stay at a luxury resort that looks like a slum?

For the right price, discerning travellers can experience firsthand how the poorest of the poor live - without having to sacrifice first-world conveniences like WiFi, heated floors, and jacuzzi tubs.

The Emoya Luxury Hotel and Spa near Bloemfontein, South Africa offers Shanty Town, a dozen shacks made from scrap wood and corrugated metal that it thinks is the perfect setting for your next corporate retreat or wedding anniversary.

The resort has gone to great lengths to recreate the joys of slum living without the nuisances of crime, disease, or poor sanitation.

"Now you can experience staying in a Shanty within the safe environment of a private game reserve. This is the only Shanty Town in the world equipped with under-floor heating and wireless internet access," it boasts.

....more at link
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/9447984 ... y-tourists

Author:  Maltese Mama [ Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: A fake slum for luxury tourists

Is this for real? How sick.

Author:  Rumpole [ Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: A fake slum for luxury tourists

Seems to be.....it makes sense for people to see past the tourist spots... see how people live... but treating it as an "attraction" goes beyond that.

Author:  packy [ Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:47 am ]
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It seems there is no end to money-making endeavors. Holy Cow!

Author:  BertaBlue [ Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:03 am ]
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It's a zoo out there! Seriously? Luxury tourists visit fake slums? what's next? Fake prisons?

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