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 […]
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The commodification of volunteer tourism
Volunteering 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’. The majority of the volunteer tourism industry that we see today […]
26 ways that your volunteer tourism project is doing more harm than good: Negative impacts of volunteer tourism
This post was last updated on May 13th, 2019 at 03:32 pmMany years ago, the only volunteering and travelling opportunities were for the skilled medical professionals who would work their trade to support those less fortunate in dying need of medical care. But in contemporary society, volunteering and travelling has emerged into discussion as ‘volunteer […]
15 reasons volunteering might not benefit you as much as you think: Negative impacts of volunteer tourism
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 […]
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 […]