216: From Homelessness To Tour Guide: The Story Behind This Amazing Social Enterprise

from The Digital Tourism Show · host Chris Torres

Lead by Chris Torres, Zakia will discuss how she came up with the idea of a global social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city and offers alternative walking tours to tourists and locals. Since launching in the Scottish Capital in 2016, Invisible Cities now also operates in Manchester and Glasgow with further plans for expansion to York and other UK cities. For more information visit www.invisible-cities.org

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