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VolunTourism Trips

Looking for a unique approach to searching for VolunTourism Options around the world? Want to hear a Founder's voice talking about why s/he started her/his company or NGO? Go There>>>

Research Forum With Dr. Nancy McGehee

Since August 2005, Nancy McGehee, PhD., Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Virginia Tech University, has served as our resident expert on VolunTourism Research. Read On>>>

The VolunTourism.org Blog

Blogs are blogs, right?!? Well, not exactly. David Clemmons, Founder of VolunTourism.org, uses this blog to discuss VolunTourism topics that you simply will not find anywhere else. He also responds to questions and media queries that we receive from time to time. Read It>>>

Publications

VolunTourism.org publishes The VolunTourist Newsletter, launched in March 2005, and The VolunTourist Weekly Review, a subscription-only (2009). And, we will occasionally publish a report or generate a conference presentation.

Inside VolunTourism.org

Curious as to what we do and why we do it? Inside VolunTourism.org tells you about our origins and our parent entity - Via International. Learn More>>>

VolunTourism Resources

Seeking a video, blog, article, podcast, book, or research paper, to further your understanding of VolunTourism? A visit to the Resources section of VolunTourism.org will begin to quench your thirst for knowledge. Go There>>>

Welcome to VolunTourism.org

THE Resource On All Things VolunTourism!

Here for the first time? Begin your visit to VolunTourism.org by selecting a section from the left-hand navigation bar that applies to you by answering the question: WHO ARE YOU?

Returning visitors may want to review the latest newsletter or a recent blog post.

Releasing A New Publication

Voluntourism Research Anthology

The Voluntourism Research Anthology is a compilation of research articles first presented in issues of The VolunTourist Newsletter dating from 2005 through 2012. It is a comprehensive volume of scholarly research covering the subjects of volunteer tourism and voluntourism. Hailing from three continents, the authors provide unique perspectives on various aspects of this emerging travel genre.

The book is divided into themes featuring articles on topics including: culture, development, marketing & research, niche segments, resident attitudes, theory, and voluntourists. The writing is approachable for practitioners as well as students and educators and serves as an excellent resource for those seeking insights, knowledge, and understanding from the academic world regarding the intersection of voluntary service and travel & tourism.

This book will be available for purchase in February 2013, so stay tuned for further details.

VolunTourism Defined:

The conscious, seamlessly integrated combination of voluntary service to a destination and the best, traditional elements of travel — arts, culture, geography, history and recreation — in that destination.