We strongly believe that the benefits of community-based travel are huge. Of course, if you’re used to going on trips that are fully organized by tour companies, this might be a change. Still, it’s a change for the better. Here are some of the benefits of community-based travel.
Jobs & income
If you do community-based travel right, you can make positive impact on local communities. It creates job opportunities and an extra, complementary income for (sometimes) marginalized communities. On top of that, you also help sustain these communities and their cultures in general!
Cultural exchange
Exchanging interactions with people with other customs, cultures, traditions and world views helps you to be more open-minded. It also strenghtens your intercultural communication skills and gives you a better understanding of individual countries and the world as a whole.