Table of Contents:
  • Hopeful tourism : a transformational perspective / Annette Pritchard and Nigel Morgan
  • Transformation and transformational learning theory / Yvette Reisinger
  • Connection between travel, tourism and transformation / Yvette Reisinger
  • Not 'on vacation' : survival escapist travel as an agent of transformation / Kylie Radel and Wendy Hillman
  • Transforming quality of life through wellness tourism / Melanie Smith
  • Retreat tourism as a form of transformational tourism / Paul Heintzman
  • Nearer to God
  • transformational experiences of short-term mission travellers / Yoon Jung Lee and Ulrike Gretzel
  • The transformative power of yoga tourism / Lauren M. Ponder and Patrick J. Holladay
  • Extreme sports as transformational tourism / Eric Brymer
  • Returning home : reflections on lifestyle transformation resulting from international backpacker travels / Mark Kanning
  • Finding themselves in San Blas, Panama / Amy Savener
  • WWOOFing tourists : beaten tracks and transformational paths / Adrian Deville and Stephen Wearing
  • The next stage of eco-travel : facilitating transformation through personal ethics / Agnes M.K. Nowaczek
  • Acculturation, re-entry and transformation: the story of a volunteer tourist / Simone Grabowski
  • Travel for education: a force for peace and cross-cultural understanding? / Lorraine Brown
  • Doing good for God's sake: the role of religion in altruism. The case of volunteer tourism / Jennifer L. Erdely
  • Conclusion / Yvette Reisinger.