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The commodification of volunteer tourism
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26 ways that your volunteer tourism project is doing more harm than good: Negative impacts of volunteer tourism
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15 reasons volunteering might not benefit you as much as you think: Negative impacts of volunteer tourism
This post was last updated on March 30th, 2020 at 04:30 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 […]
How volunteering helps the local community: Positive impacts of volunteer tourism
This post was last updated on May 13th, 2019 at 03:32 pmVolunteering is an integral part of society and there are a range of positive impacts of volunteer tourism. In my last post I explained what the benefits are to the tourist- see 20 reasons why you should volunteer: Benefits of volunteer tourism. Today I […]
20 reasons why you should volunteer: Benefits of volunteer tourism
This post was last updated on May 13th, 2019 at 03:32 pmIn this post, I will reflect on the benefits of volunteer tourism, alongside the positive impacts to the volunteer as demonstrated through a number of academic studies. As somebody who has been a volunteer tourist myself, and studied the concept at length in an […]