equitable tourism

1. Deepakraj D

2. About Equations :-
• Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS) is a
research, campaign and advocacy
organisation. It study about the social,
cultural, economic and environmental impact
of tourism on local communities. They believe
that tourism should be non-exploitative,
equitable and sustainable.
• They function out in Bangalore, India and
were founded in 1985.

3. Their vision:-
• EQUATIONS envisions a just and equitable
world, where all people have the freedom and
the right to determine their lives and future.
• EQUATIONS believes in the capacity of
individuals and communities to actualise their
potential for the well-being of society.

4. Method of work :-
• Research and Analysis
• Campaigns and Advocacy
• Networking

5. • Research and Analysis - they research focuses on
the impacts of tourism. Under its ambit, the
broad areas which they research on are the
economic, social, cultural, environmental, and
legal and policy impacts.
• Campaigns and Advocacy - they initiate
campaigns and support people's struggles,
against unjust, undemocratic and unsustainable
forms of tourism. they advocate people's
concerns with local, regional and national
government and lobby for change. . We try to
ensure people's experience and aspirations
influences tourism policies.

6. • Networking - they build networks of people;
grassroots organisations, local communities,
activists, researchers, trade unions, legal and
policy experts, who are concerned, as we are,
with ensuring that tourism planning, policy
and implementation is equitable, people-
centred and just. We rely on our network
partners to build our perspectives from the
ground.

7. Organize across the following themes:-
• Child & Tourism – they work with local
communities, concerned groups, the tourism
industry and other players to ensure that the
rights of children are protected in the context of
tourism
• Ecosystems, Communities and Tourism - work on
international, national and local level policies and
processes to build an understanding of
environmental impacts of tourism..

8. • Economic Impacts and Tourism – provide a
developing-country perspective at the
national and international fora on the impacts
of trade and economic policies on tourism
development and community benefit.
• Governance, Law and Tourism – We work
with rural and urban Local Self Governing
Institutions (LSGIs) to exercise their rights and
to develop guidelines and mechanisms to
strengthen local regulation of tourism and to
ensure that they play an active and decisive
role in tourism development.

9. • Tourism Education – aim to influence how
tourism is taught in India by mainstreaming
critical perspectives and attempt changes in
tourism curriculum.
• Women and Tourism - The tourism industry
claims to be a major employer of women
globally, but this is an industry that is far from
gender just. work examines ways in which
women can have greater access, control and
ownership over livelihoods and natural
resources as well as access to the benefits in
the context of tourism.