Introduction:

Taking a holiday in a third world country is one of the biggest 'trends' in tourism today. Consider for example the boom in tourism to Cambodia; for many the epitome of poverty, strife and corruption. By 2007 the number of visitors to Cambodia annually will have risen by 1200% in just 10 years. Such interest brings the benefits of employment, revenue and foreign capital investment. Importantly, perhaps most importantly in an increasingly factious world, such international travel introduces and educates one people to another