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		<title>Have You Considered a Volunteer Vacation in Cuba?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a popular tourist destinations for American citizens, Cuba has been shrouded in mystery to most Americans ever since the U.S. imposed political and economic sanctions. As a result of the U.S. embargo that restricts commerce, Cuba has retained much of its Old World charm...]]></description>
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		<title>Is Voluntourism Simply Affluent Tourism?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Great Sources for Travel Philanthropy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does one get involve with travel philanthropy? There are so many opportunities to exercise philanthropy for a destination. Some will involve travel. Others simply can be done from wherever you are, yet impact destinations far away. In Part III of our three-part series (see Part I and Part II) on travel philanthropy, we look at 10 great sources for philanthropic travel and connecting with community projects.]]></description>
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		<title>How Travel Philanthropy Connects People to Places</title>
		<link>http://travelanthropist.com/2010/04/how-travel-philanthropy-connects-people-to-places.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Do you desire a deeper connection with the destination you visit? Travel is appealing to so many of us because we desire connections with people&#8230; and people in far away places fascinates us. They are distant and distinct not only in locale but culture, ethnicity, socio-economic circumstances, and life perspectives. Travel provides us connections to people that we would not ordinarily meet and solidifies these connections through &#8220;face-to-face&#8221; encounters that open the door for change.
Travel philanthropy is simply connecting people to places. It&#8217;s done in an active and engaging way ...]]></description>
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		<title>What to Do About the &#8220;Slum Tours&#8221; Controversy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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The growing popularity of &#8220;slum tours&#8221; has prompted media coverage and debates.  We did a post, &#8220;Poverty Tours: Good or Bad?&#8221; exploring some of the questions last July.
Topics about the poor or disadvantaged in relations to the wealthy and advantaged often trigger heated opinions. Debate is good because it brings issues to the forefront and is productive if the underlying desire is for betterment rather than being right.
Critics of slum tours have long argued that tourists visiting the slums exploit and violate the dignity of slum dwellers. While supporters of ...]]></description>
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