Tourism Leakage and the Language of Decolonization with Vincie Ho: Part 2

Today, we’re continuing our conversation with Vincie Ho, a social justice educator and leader in travel who founded RISE Travel Institute.RISE is an award-winning nonprofit with a mission to create a more just and equitable world through travel education. It is also a Going Places Founding Member. If you missed last week’s episode, be sure to catch up with the first part of our conversation with Vincie.For GOING PLACES audience: use code goingplaces10off to get a discount on all existing and future RISE paid programs.Become a Going Places member for as little as $6 a month to get access to all our stories and resources. Visit goingplacesmedia.com to learn more.What you’ll learn in this episode:Why Vincie no longer uses the word ‘destination’What a 17th-century cartographer has to do with modernityWhat is tourism leakage?The word Yulia avoids using when talking about travelTrips you can take with RISEWhat's intimidating about Vincie's workWhy it's important to use the word ‘decolonization’How to stay engaged with many forms of resistanceFeatured on the show:Follow @risetravelinstitute on InstagramLearn more about RISE on their websiteDownload the free RISE e-book, Decolonizing TravelCheck out the upcoming RISE Flagship ProgramConnect with Vincie on LinkedInGoing Places is a reader-supported platform. Get membership perks like a monthly group call with Yulia at goingplacesmedia.com!For more BTS of this podcast follow @goingplacesmedia on Instagram and check out our videos on YouTube!Please head over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE to the show. If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with others on social and don’t forget to tag us @goingplacesmedia!And show us some love, if you have a minute, by rating Going Places or leaving us a review wherever you listen. You’ll be helping us to bend the arc of algorithms towards our community — thank you!Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who's worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. Learn more about our show at

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Stories of people and places near and far hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who’s worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Guided by Yulia’s years of working in the travel media industry, we meet the people living in the Middle Eastern deserts, culture writers in Hong Kong, street artists in Chicago, and more.