International volunteer tourism : integrating travellers and communities /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	McGehee, Nancy Gard, 1963- (Editor), Wearing, Stephen (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
Subjects:	Culture and tourism. Ecotourism. Sustainable tourism. Tourism > International cooperation. Volunteer tourism. Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000) Tourism and Travel. Alternative tourism. Host guest relations. International tourism. Volunteers. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Alternative Tourism Experiences
Community Development in Volunteer Tourism Destinations
The Volunteer Tourism Organization
Volunteer Tourists: Why Do They Do It?
Volunteer Tourism Projects: A Proposed Mechanism to Improve Working with Local Communities
Volunteer Tourism: An Existential Perspective
Communities as More than 'Other' in Cross-cultural Volunteer Tourism
Looking at the Future of Volunteer Tourism: Commodification, Altruism and Accreditation.