Community tourism should...
1. be run with the involvement and consent of local communities. Local people should participate in planning and managing the tour.

2. give a fair share of profits back to the local community. Ideally this will include community projects (health, schools, etc).

3. involve communities rather than individuals. Working with individuals can disrupt social structures.

4. be environmentally sustainable Local people must be involved if conservation projects are to succeed.

5. respect traditional culture and social structures.

6. have mechanisms to help communities cope with the impact of western tourists.

7. keep groups small to minimise cultural / environmental impact.

8. brief tourists before the trip on appropriate behaviour.

9. not make local people perform inappropriate ceremonies, etc.

10. leave communities alone if they don't want tourism. People should have the right to say 'no' to tourism.

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