Host:Guest relationships (or, stupid insensitive tourists!)

One of the topics we teach our MSc Responsible Tourism Management students concerns the relationships between hosts and guests in destinations. Based on social anthropology, students gain an understanding of the misunderstandings that can arise when two very different cultures come into contact with one another. The purpose is of course to see how we can develop a more responsible and sensitive approach to tourism development, particularly in developing destinations.

I really wish that we had access to this photo essay when we were teaching the other weekend - it really puts all our work into some kind of perspective! So click on the link, sit back and be amazed. I still don't know whether to laugh or cry!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/5005019/20-ridiculous-complaints-made-by-holidaymakers.html