Countries that deserve your money

Costa Rica. No need to feel too guilty about taking these two chairs and umbrella at the beach. Picture: Manuel Antonio

ETHICAL website lists the hot travel destinations that actually deserve to have cash spent on them. Find out where you should travel in 2013.

Ethical Traveller’s hot country list is a must view for any traveller with a conscience. Ten countries are chosen for the list every year based on their record for Environmental Protection, Social Welfare and Human Rights.

According to the website, the 10 countries chosen are those that are “doing the most impressive job of promoting human rights, preserving their environment, and upholding civil society – all while creating a sustainable, community-based tourism industry. By visiting these countries, we can use our economic power to support best practices.”

Sailboards on a beach in Barbados. Picture: Newsltd
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“Where we spend our travel dollars-has real economic and political significance,” Ethical Traveller writes. “By choosing our destinations well and remembering our roles as citizen diplomats, we can create international goodwill and help change the world for the better.”

So where can you go with a clear conscience in 2013?

Fishermen prepare to head out to sea just after dawn, at the fishing beach in James Town, in Accra, Ghana. Picture: Rebecca Blackwell / AP
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Here’s the list in alphabetical order. To find out the pros and cons of each nation on the list click here.

Barbados
Cape Verde
Costa Rica
Ghana
Latvia
Lithuania
Mauritius
Palau
Samoa
Uruguay

Cape Verde was listed as one of the ten nations that deserve your tourist dollar. Picture: antifluor /Flickr
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Countries that deserve your money