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FEBRUARY 2022 | ISSUE#02.22 FEBRUARY 2022 | ISSUE#02.22

EDITOR` MARK

Nadge Ariffin
Managing Editor

When I do my tourism training a structured and sustainable way, using as much local products
sessions, I always love to tell and methods for the mutual recreational and educational
this real-life story of a little fulfilment of visitors.
Italian boy of about 10, who
became my student group’s To understand it better, the worst opposite is when outsiders
spirited local tourist guide in come in doing tourism activities and/or businesses that damage,
Alberobello village - way back disrespect, and even destroy anything of the local community,
in 1987! An elaboration of the be it their traditional or balanced way of life, environment,
happy touristic incident is dignity or even their feelings. I know of examples but here may
found in this February issue’s not be the place or time for such disclosures.
Cover Story.
To be sure, there could very well be outsiders who come in with
4 Anyway, the above local boy empathy and understanding, even passion and love for a place 5
guide event is to me a great
and/or community, and do a great job of helping local tourism
example of tourism that is for or with the local community. And then, of course, there are
rooted in a local community. the gray areas, or mixed results.
That example is just one form
of “community-based tourism” Ah, there are whole discourses and books on the good and
or CBT (forget “criminal breach bad of tourism on local communities. But in the end, it needs
of trust” in this tourism context, the community itself to understand, take charge and take
CBT? IT’S
okay). advantage of their own local tourism’s fate, so to speak.

CBT is any kind of tourism that Thus, we need to continue this CBT discourse always, as the
is born from, is involved by, world is ever-changing and the younger ones need to know COMMUNITY-BASED
and/or at least actively benefits, as they replace the elders. Covid-19 is of course, another huge
a place’s community. It could current factor. TOURISM
be just one local individual or
better of course the entire local We hope that the articles in this February issue help contribute Lorong Pangung Kuala Lumpur
population. Especially done in to this CBT discourse. Read on.

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