Stacey Dooley Investigates – Series 3: Tourism & the Truth
Stacey Dooley explores the darker side of tourism.
Episodes
Thailand
Stacey Dooley heads to Thailand, she wonders how people can holiday their so cheaply as it's fast becoming one of Britain's favourite holiday destinations. Stacey begins her journey in Phuket, where after beginning her journey as a tourist, she then starts work as a chambermaid, working for as little as 4 pound a day, while having to clean 14 rooms. She visits were the employees live and see's some of the sacrifices that they have to make.
Kenya
Stacey Dooley visits Kenya, were she see's how little of tourists money actually goes to the local people. After spending some time in an all inclusive hotel, she heads down the road and joins in a protest against a current expansion which will see the locals cut off from their only water supply. She meets with the Kenyan minister of tourism to find out what he has to say on the issues.