Tourism is a widespread and fast-growing industry that can be seen as an element of globalisation. It has become increasingly important in developing countries as one way of achieving sustainable economic growth. Experiences of other cultures come high on the wish-list of most tourists and encounters with indigenous groups offer a different sort of tourist experience. Tourism can bring great benefits to the host communities but it can also present serious challenges.
For most people, tourism involves travel for leisure, a trip taken for pleasure and/or cultural satisfaction. In many ways, it can be thought of as the opposite of work. Reasons to travel and visit other parts of the world include the desire to see monuments and buildings, the attractions of nature, exotic landscapes and animals, and the lure of foreign food and unusual customs. All of these desires can be satisfied by visiting an indigenous group.
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