Essays about: "Host Volunteer tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Host Volunteer tourism.

  1. 1. socialbnb : A Qualitative Study on Host-Guest Interactions and Tourism Social Entrepreneurship

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Silvia Casanova; [2022]
    Keywords : emotional solidarity; host-guest interaction; social tourism entrepreneurship; sharing economy; volunteer tourism; alternative forms of tourism;

    Abstract : This qualitative study looks at host-guest interaction facilitated by the phenomenon of tourism social entrepreneurship through the lens of emotional solidarity. Social entrepreneurship is arguably the social innovation that tourism needs and has become an alternative strategy to develop tourism in host communities with the potential to create positive community change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Short-term volunteers – Helpful or Harmful? : -A qualitative case study of short-term volunteers from a bottom-up perspective in Tanga Town, Tanzania.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Julia Andersson; Malin Höjer; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : People have always been enjoying travelling and exploring new places. The phenomenon of combining travelling with social work abroad has become known as “voluntourism”. Over the last few years, voluntourism has gained a lot of criticism, claiming that it does more harm than good for the host communities. READ MORE

  4. 3. CONVERSATIONS WITH CONSERVATIONISTS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Isabel de Jonge van Ellemeet; [2020]
    Keywords : Volunteer Tourism; Conservation Volunteers; Serious Leisure Perspective; Fulfilment Career; Social Responsibility.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute towards the existing literature of volunteer tourism by evaluating the impacts that volunteering has on career progression. There exists a plethora of research on volunteer tourism, focusing on the various motivations to volunteer and the diverse positive and negative impacts that volunteering has on host communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Portrayals of Voluntourism through a Postcolonial Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marc Bruce; [2018]
    Keywords : Voluntourism; volunteer tourism; postcolonialism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The popularity of voluntourism (volunteer tourism) over the last couple of decades has developed rapidly into a global phenomenon. The concept of voluntourism seeks to align tourism with development initiatives occurring often within the Global South with the assistance of volunteer sending organisations (VTSOs). READ MORE

  6. 5. "To help others" : An explorative case study about how help is described and defined by volunteer tourists working with children and teenagers in Brazil.

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Ingrid Häggblom; [2015]
    Keywords : Volunteer tourism; Help; Aid; Development; Brazil; Post-colonialism;

    Abstract : Volunteer tourism is a popular way for young Westerners to discover the world and at the same take on the role as an international aid worker. For a short time they get an opportunity to improve the life conditions of people in development countries and get to know a new culture. READ MORE