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pro-poor tourism

pro-poor tourism
 n.— «An expert piped up right in the middle of a dreary session with an impassioned call to support what he called pro-poor tourism. Apparently the executive of non-government organisation thought the long-held argument that tourism benefits people was flawed.» —“Goodbye eco-tourism hello pro-poor projects” Bangkok Post (Thailand) Jan. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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