Racism in Tourism

The Black Lives Matter movement has been galvanised by the overtly violent and deadly policing of Black people, but sadly this is not unique to the US. Racism exists in all societies, through overt discrimination, unconscious bias, incorrect assumptions, and microaggressions.

Similar to every other sector, the tourism industry is a product of structural or institutional racism -- and it has affected the way we do business. In this panel, we want to discuss the ways in which racism affects our sector through employment practices, product design, marketing and promotion in the source markets, and through host-guest interactions in destinations.

How can we best take responsibility to address this?

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