In episode 4 Editor-in-Chief India Dowley and Content Editor Fleur Rollet-Manus consider what it really means to “spend like a local”. We tot up the ways you can make sure your pennies are being pocketed by the right people, while spotlighting the pioneering companies leading the way in community-focused tourism.
As the world starts to open up again, we’re following the money and making sure your travel pennies are being pocketed by the communities that need them the most. Purchasing power – whether at home or abroad – is so important, even more so now as communities struggle to get back on their feet. Join us, Editor-in-Chief India Dowley and Content Editor Fleur Rollet-Manus as we pick apart what it means to “spend like a local”, while spotlighting the neighbourhood initiatives helping us become more thoughtful travellers.
We’re also joined by @brucepoontip, the founder of G Adventures, which has been pioneering community-based tourism for more than 30 years. He shares with us his top tips for spending locally, his thoughts on the post-pandemic travel landscape and how he balances being green with his love of venturing around the globe.
We’d love to know where you’re going next and how you think the travel landscape might change as lockdown restrictions ease. Send your voice notes to fleur@suitcasemag.com or drop us a DM on Instagram @indiadowley and @fleur_rm. For a daily dose of travel inspiration, check in with us at suitcasemag.com.
Links and notes from the episode
Keen to support community-led tourism? Read some of these…
https://suitcasemag.com/trailblazers/shofco-kennedy-odede-nairobi/
https://suitcasemag.com/travel/stories/erbil-iraqi-kurdistan/
https://suitcasemag.com/articles/mauritius-beach-sustainability
If you want to know how air bridges can work for you – and find out which Polish beach Fleur was banging on about – read our guide here:
https://suitcasemag.com/articles/air-bridges
India & Fleur’s top picks to help you spend locally:
En Via, Oaxaca
And their recs for Ibiza and Formentera:
To stay:
To eat:
Beaches: Cala Tarida, Cala Gracioneta, Cala Carbo
And this is the secret (don’t tell everyone) Sicilian hotspot India is heading to:
https://suitcasemag.com/articles/destination-inspiration-egadi-islands-sicily