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Volunteer Tourism: Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Applications

PUBLISHER Routledge (12/14/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Volunteer Tourism is one of the major growth areas in contemporary tourism, where tourists for various reasons seek alternative goodwill experiences and activities. There has been a surge in volunteer programmes offered in range of destinations organised by variety of charities & tour operators. This book aims to take an in-depth analysis of the complex issues associated with traditional and contemporary volunteer tourism, from volunteer tourism and sustainability to the examination of volunteer tourism stakeholders: volunteers themselves, the host to guest exchange amd the organisations. This timely addition to the small but growing academic literature on this topic will be of interest to tourism students and academics internationally.

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ISBN-13: 9780415576642
ISBN-10: 0415576644
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 288
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 6.20 x 0.80 x 9.30 inches
Weight: 1.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Science | Earth Sciences - Geography
Science | Human Geography
Science | Special Interest - General
Dewey Decimal: 361.37
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010026540
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Volunteer Tourism is one of the major growth areas in contemporary tourism, where tourists for various reasons seek alternative goodwill experiences and activities. There has been a surge in volunteer programmes offered in range of destinations organised by variety of charities & tour operators. This book aims to take an in-depth analysis of the complex issues associated with traditional and contemporary volunteer tourism, from volunteer tourism and sustainability to the examination of volunteer tourism stakeholders: volunteers themselves, the host to guest exchange amd the organisations. This timely addition to the small but growing academic literature on this topic will be of interest to tourism students and academics internationally.

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