Aug 17, 2007
In our desire to travel in a correct environmental manner, let's not forget the rules of ethical travel
It is altogether proper that we should do all we can to prevent travel from contributing to global warming, that we should also travel in a manner that does not do ecological damage. But we should not permit these concerns to blot out the need to travel in an ethical manner as well. In this post, and in two subsequent posts, I'd like to quote a "Code of Ethics for Tourists" that was widely circulated several years ago, and remains valid today.
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1) Travel in a spirit of humility and with a genuine desire to learn more about the people of your host country. 2) Cultivate the habit of listening and observing, rather than merely hearing and seeing. 3) Realize that often the people in the country you visit have time concepts and thought patterns different from your own. This does not make them inferior, only different. And 4) Instead of looking for that 'beach paradise,' discover the enrichment of seeing a different way of life, through other eyes.Monday: four more rules of ethical travel.
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Fifty years ago, 
Arthur Frommer is generally acknowledged to be the nation's foremost travel authority. He is the founder of the
