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Elisa Burrai, Senior Lecturer in Tourism and International Development, Leeds Beckett University

How refugees leading city walking tours helps increase their sense of belonging – new research

Connecting local sights with personal stories of being a newcomer to the city creates more meaningful experiences for visitors. Prawrawee Lim | Shutterstock

Worldwide, one person becomes forcibly displaced every three seconds. The thinktank the Institute for Economics and Peace estimates that the climate change crisis alone will account for 1.2 billion people having to migrate by 2050. That will only add to the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts that have led to a massive increase in the number of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who have come to Europe in the hope of a safer, better life.

Our new study has found that walking tours led by refugees and asylum seekers helped the tour’s participants see their point of view, and helped the refugees gain new connections in the city.

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