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The Last Tourist

(gentle music) About two billion dollars a yearare spent through voluntourism by sending...

(gentle music) About two billion dollars a year
are spent through voluntourism by sending out ten million
volunteers

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About two billion dollars a year are spent through voluntourism
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by sending out ten million volunteers.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:17
Uploaded
May 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Born Explorer Films,Skin and Bones Film

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Movie Summary

Travel is at a tipping point. From Caribbean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.
The number of volunteers that came in through the doors... - The Last Tourist 00:05
The number of volunteers that came in through the doors...
(Clarissa): Imagine a bus load of tourists - The Last Tourist 00:06
(Clarissa): Imagine a bus load of tourists
(Clarissa): ...to play with the kids, - The Last Tourist 00:04
(Clarissa): ...to play with the kids,
- We can't really talk to each other, - The Last Tourist 00:04
- We can't really talk to each other,
(children chattering excitedly) - The Last Tourist 00:08
(children chattering excitedly)
Probably not. So, why do tourists think - The Last Tourist 00:07
Probably not. So, why do tourists think
This idea that you can go abroad without skills, - The Last Tourist 00:10
This idea that you can go abroad without skills,
It's rooted in this belief that you can actually - The Last Tourist 00:07
It's rooted in this belief that you can actually
Let's be honest here. This is neocolonialism. - The Last Tourist 00:05
Let's be honest here. This is neocolonialism.
This is deeply rooted in prejudice. - The Last Tourist 00:04
This is deeply rooted in prejudice.
(indistinct distant speaking) - The Last Tourist 00:06
(indistinct distant speaking)
(Judy): The visible impact of voluntourism - The Last Tourist 00:06
(Judy): The visible impact of voluntourism
It's the pictures from those who went to the orphanage. - The Last Tourist 00:04
It's the pictures from those who went to the orphanage.
It's the amount that was contributed, - The Last Tourist 00:13
It's the amount that was contributed,
(birds chirping) - The Last Tourist 00:06
(birds chirping)
- Uh, we are at... (speaking foreign language) - The Last Tourist 00:05
- Uh, we are at... (speaking foreign language)
Here, I've been here since I was in grade four. - The Last Tourist 00:05
Here, I've been here since I was in grade four.
I've been here for eight years. - The Last Tourist 00:04
I've been here for eight years.
And here, mostly where the volunteers could come. - The Last Tourist 00:05
And here, mostly where the volunteers could come.
(rhythmic drumming) - The Last Tourist 00:11
(rhythmic drumming)