How generous is your country?
According to a recent report by Charities Aid Foundation, Australia and New Zealand top the list of most generous nations with the United States coming in at number 5…
Looking to impact women in an indigenous culture that your tourism dollars may not reach?
Travelers go to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro or safari in the Serengeti, yet your tourism dollars may not benefit the country’s Maasai nomads, particularly the women.
While tourism has begun to bring this tribal culture to the limelight, Maasai women remain economically oppressed with very limited economic or job opportunities from tourism.
Searching for fresh, crisp and pristine air? Which countries hold the best eco-credentials?
The top ten cleanest and greenest countries are as follows..
What do travelers want from their travels these days?
Travel providers are seeing demand for the following:
Looking to blend a European vacation on a luxury cruise liner with volunteer work?
This fall Crystal Cruises offers guests the opportunity to give back in Valletta, Malta on selected Crystal Serenity voyages. The Republic of Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian island of Sicily. This is perfect…
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.
Volunteerism is fast becoming a national past time. People are vying to be involved in volunteer work, some out of a spirit of charity, others out of a sense of responsibility, and still others as the thing to do.
Volunteerism’s growing popularity draws its share of cynicism…
Five years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans remains a city that needs rebuilding with added challenges from the recent oil spill in the Gulf. Looking to lend a hand while in New Orleans?
Marriott has announced a new voluntourism program called “Spirit To Serve New Orleans” that makes helping out easy for both business and leisure travelers.
