Community-based tourism experiences are one of my favourite things to seek out when I travel, and this episode is a great explanation of what CBT is, illustrated with fabulous examples from Thailand, Jamaica and Australia.

I first chat with Justin Meneguzzi who gives a great overview of community-based tourism as a whole, and then illustrates this with an example from an organic coffee farm he visited in northern Thailand.

Jonathan Coleman of Untours then tells me some examples of small community-based tourism businesses that the Reset Tourism Fund is looking to support - Jonathan has the fabulous role of travelling around to find these businesses.

Finally, I speak with Roger Smith from Echidna Walkabout, who has a great example of a way that a tour can support the local community with deliberate choices of accommodation.

Links:

• Justin Meneguzzi - https://www.justinmeneguzzi.com 
• Suan Lahu - organic coffee farm in Thailand - https://suanlahu.org/ 
• Jonathan Coleman - Untours Foundation https://untoursfoundation.org/ 
• Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout - https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/
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