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[2 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
Top 10 Most Eco-Friendly Countries

Searching for fresh, crisp and pristine air? Which countries hold the best eco-credentials?

The top ten cleanest and greenest countries are as follows..

industry news, travel »

[26 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]
What Do Travelers Want? 5 Current Trends

What do travelers want from their travels these days?

Travel providers are seeing demand for the following:

volunteer travel »

[11 Aug 2010 | One Comment | ]
Is Voluntourism Simply Affluent Tourism?

A recent New York Times article on volunteerism raised the question whether voluntourism – travel and do good abroad – is “simply an act of of affluent tourism masquerading as community service?”

This skepticism is not new. Variations have been circulated by critics and cynics of voluntourism who say that if you truly have the desire to help, why not just volunteer at home, in your local communities.

volunteer travel »

[16 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Voluntourism At-A-Glance

From ChaCha, a service that answers questions, comes a great interactive infographic that gives you the scoop on voluntourism all in one page!

This simple chart provides history and perspective on the voluntourism market by answering the following questions:

travel »

[13 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Starter Guide to Avoid (Inadvertently) Offending Locals

Part of traveling responsibly is being cultural sensitive. As travelers tour a foreign country, we may inadvertently offend a local and never realized it! Popular gestures at home can have completely different meanings abroad.

volunteer travel »

[6 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Voluntourism Expectations and Challenges

Guest post from Christopher Hill of Hands Up Holidays on volunteer travelers’ expectations and challenges faced by travel operators.

Volunteer travelers’ expectations for their volunteer trips largely depend on who is volunteering. While there are ‘general’ expectations that are applicable to most, if not all volunteers, such as a sense of purpose and fulfillment…

cruise voluntourism, travel »

[3 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]
Oasis of the Seas Cruise Offers Voluntourism

Royal Carribean’s Oasis of the Seas has added a few new excursions for its Cozumel, Mexico cruise, including voluntourism. The cruise line’s “Voluntourism: The Mexican Red Cross Landscaping Project” offers an afternoon of volunteering with the Mexican Red Cross.