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Can tourism keep rural villages thriving? In India’s Himalaya foothills, one initiative is doing just that (opens in new tab)

We know travel has the power to do good, but what does that actually look like? In northern India, one social enterprise promotes walking holidays via a profit-share model that brings tourism jobs to rural communities, in turn preserving rural life, culture and nature. Richard Franks takes a (slow) hike to see how this initiative […] The post Can tourism keep rural villages thriving? In India’s Himalaya foothills, one initiative is doing just that appeared first on Adventure.com.

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