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Returning Home After Volunteering Abroad – 5 tips for positive reintegration

May 30, 2019 by Hayley Leave a Comment

This post was last updated on May 31st, 2019 at 02:31 pmTo round off my volunteer tourism blog post series I bring to you a guest entry from Claire, author of Learning Service: The Essential Guide to Volunteer Travel. Claire discusses returning home after volunteering abroad and how to reintegrate positively. Returning Home After Volunteering […]

Filed Under: Academic Life, Tourism Perspectives, Travel Tagged With: abroad, home, tourism, Travels, volunteer, volunteer tourism, voluntourism

10 things to consider before booking your volunteer tourism trip (based on academic research)

May 23, 2019 by Hayley Leave a Comment

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This post was last updated on October 30th, 2019 at 03:43 amThe world isn’t short of available volunteer tourism projects; however most recently, there seems to be a pitfall of criticism on the harms these projects are doing to the volunteer tourism industry. In this post I will reflect on the things to consider before […]

Filed Under: Academic Life, Tourism Perspectives, Travel Tagged With: abroad, asmenities, benefits, business, commercialisation, company, consider, culture, difference, help, impacts, induction, local, money, profit, reviews, skills, tips, tourism, training, Travels, volunteerism

The commodification of volunteer tourism

May 20, 2019 by Hayley 1 Comment

This post was last updated on October 30th, 2019 at 03:43 amVolunteering and travelling opportunities were once an only option for skilled medical professionals who would work their trade and support those in need. But in contemporary society, volunteering and travelling have emerged into a commercialised industry which has seen the commodification of ‘volunteer tourism’. […]

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15 reasons volunteering might not benefit you as much as you think: Negative impacts of volunteer tourism

April 29, 2019 by Molly 2 Comments

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This post was last updated on May 13th, 2019 at 03:32 pmIn this post, I will reflect on the reasons why volunteering might not benefit you as much as you think, focusing on the negative impacts of volunteer tourism. Volunteer tourism can be viewed as a form of tourism incorporating volunteer services. This form of […]

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Want To Work Overseas After Graduation? Read This First!

December 13, 2018 by Hayley 1 Comment

How does the EU sustainable transport policy affect travel and tourism?

This post was last updated on April 27th, 2019 at 05:19 pmIf you are a student on the brink of graduating and craving something more than settling down into a mundane role, then working overseas may just be the life-changing and mind-expanding adventure that you are looking for. In fact, for many, it can completely […]

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I’m Working Overseas- Do I have to Pay Tax in the UK?

April 25, 2018 by Hayley Leave a Comment

This post was last updated on July 24th, 2018 at 03:35 amSo you’ve decided to make the jump and head to warmer climes and work overseas. You might even be intending to save a bit more of your hard earned cash by getting a job in the Middle East where income tax generally doesn’t exist. […]

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