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The Rights and Wrongs of Voluntourism
Volunteer tourism, or “voluntourism,” is the practice in which tourists incorporate charity work into their travels abroad. Over the past few years, this travel industry trend has become a recurrent source of controversy and has left many wondering whether it is possible to ethically volunteer abroad at all. Despite the recent deluge of headlines on […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2014/12/the-rights-and-wrongs-of-voluntourism/
Voluntourism: Black Sheep or White Knight?
Travelers’ interest in devoting vacation time to volunteer in distant communities has surged in recent years. In a 2008 poll, Travelocity.com found that 38% of travelers planned on volunteering during their upcoming vacations. According to a survey by MSNBC and Condé Nast Traveler more than half of Americans want to take a volunteer vacation. The […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2009/08/voluntourism-black-sheep-or-white-knight/
‘White Fragility Training’ for International Volunteer Trips?
When Kimberly Lucht volunteered with Panama-based dance service nonprofit Movement Exchange in 2012, the experience of teaching dance to at-risk youth inspired many discussions relating to race and racism in dance among her fellow volunteers. For researchers Zoe Luba and Dr. David Thomas of Mount Allison University in Canada, those are exactly the type of […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2018/03/white-fragility-training-for-international-volunteer-trips/
I Traveled Abroad with Habitat for Humanity. Was I Doing Good or Just Having Fun?
This story was originally published on Medium by The Development Set. I recently came across a grainy photo of myself from a Habitat for Humanity trip to El Salvador nine years ago. I’m grinning in a plastic chair a few feet from our work site, oblivious that two local masons are making bull horns — El Salvador’s answer […]
Position Papers – Elephant Rides and Trekking / Swimming With Dolphins
Ethical Traveler proudly presents our first two position papers, written by our Animal Welfare researchers. If you’re thinking about swimming with dolphins or trekking with elephants during your travels, please read these reports first! And stay tuned for our future position papers on Voluntourism, Carbon Offsets and other important subjects. Elephant Rides and Trekking: Big […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2015/07/animal-welfare-position-papers/
New Report on Trends and Statistics Finds Interest in Responsible Travel on the Rise
Tourism is the world’s largest industry, and it grows larger every year. In 2012, for the first time in history, international tourist arrivals surpassed one billion. In 2011, international tourism receipts exceeded $1 trillion. Hand in hand with this extraordinary development of global tourism is an unprecedented level of interest in responsible travel. In a […]
Orphanage Tourism in Cambodia Means Big Business
Since Cambodia’s return to peace in the 1990s, tourism has boomed with more than two million visitors every year. For many of these travelers, a visit to an orphanage has become an essential part of any Cambodian tour. The directors of these orphanages warmly welcome visitors, and in particular their money. Yet increasingly, abuses have […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2012/06/orphanage-tourism-in-cambodia-means-big-business/
Do Voluntourists Help or Harm?
Performing short-term volunteer work abroad is “potentially exploitative” of vulnerable populations, according to a recent study of “voluntourism” in African orphanages. Authored by researchers from South Africa’s Human Sciences Research Council and Queen Mary, University of London, the report found that foreign volunteers who came, bonded and left harmed the emotional and social development of […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2011/01/do-voluntourists-help-or-harm/
Going Local: An Introduction to Community-Based Tourism
As more and more travelers look for ways to see the planet without leaving a negative footprint, alternatives to mass tourism are growing in popularity. Referred to as ethical travel, responsible travel or sustainable travel, these new trends range from ecotourism and rural tourism to voluntourism and community-based tourism. All of these forms of tourism […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2010/05/going-local-an-introduction-to-community-based-tourism/
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