Why and how should the international volunteer tourism experience be improved? /

Gap year volunteering has grown in popularity in recent years but how do young people (and other age groups) choose between the many organizations that provide international volunteer tourism opportunities? This ebook is dedicated to the topic and specifically the quality of provision in this sector...

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Other Authors: Benson, Angela M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Bingley, United Kingdom] : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781785601255
1785601253
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Editorial advisory board; Editorial; Why and how should the international volunteer tourism experience be improved?; Is certification the answer to creating a more sustainable volunteer tourism sector?; Elephants, orphans and HIV/AIDS; Online portrayals of volunteer tourism in Nepal; Marketing and communication of responsibility in volunteer tourism; Wildlife and conservation volunteering; A clash with volunteer tourists? An extreme case study in Guatemala; Finding the win-win; Why and how should the international volunteer tourism experience be improved?