Sin, Harng Luh (2009) Volunteer tourism—“Involve me and i will learn”? Annals of Tourism Research, 36 (3). pp. 480-501.

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Abstract

Voluntourism or volunteer tourism is increasingly available and popular amongst everyday tourists in different parts of the world. Despite its seeming virtue and it often being positioned as a form of “justice” or “goodwill” tourism, critics in the public media have begun to question and criticize the effectiveness or “real” value of volunteer tourism. However, academic work has not yet critiqued volunteer tourism in the same manner. This paper thus provides a critical and timely review of volunteer tourism, using interviews and participant observation with 11 respondents on a volunteer tourism trip to South Africa. This paper reviews volunteer tourists’ motivations (what prompted their participation); performances of the “self” in volunteer tourism; and the tensions and paradoxes surrounding volunteer tourism.

Item ID:	73716
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1873-7722
Copyright Information:	© 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2024 06:52
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4406 Human geography > 440608 Recreation, leisure and tourism geography @ 50% 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350801 Impacts of tourism @ 50%
SEO Codes:	11 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 1104 Tourism services > 110402 Socio-cultural issues in tourism @ 50% 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280106 Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services @ 50%
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