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		<title>Is Voluntourism Simply Affluent Tourism?</title>
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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>Benefits of Volunteerism: Does Motive Matter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<title>Has Authentic Travel Become a Status Symbol?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many travelers today are looking for authentic travel? What is causing this desire for authenticity? What is authentic travel? Could it actually exist in our increasingly "packaged" world?

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		<title>Traveling Responsibly &#8211; Learning Trips Over Giving Trips?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post from Daniela Papi of PEPY:

Our trips during our first few years at PEPY were all about service. We were enthusiastic about offering travelers a chance to give back to the places they visited, otherwise known as voluntourism. Tour participants taught classes at local schools, visited orphanages, and repaired educational buildings. Often times, the needs the travelers were filling were not the biggest needs for the projects we were partnering with but were instead the things they were able to physically contribute to. When our guests ...]]></description>
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		<title>Green or Sustainable Tourism Certification Not Effective?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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There has been considerable excitement (and press) about green travel certification initiatives. Everyone agrees that sustainable practices in tourism is important and good. But plenty of questions still need to be answered about global sustainability criteria, application and monitoring standards. Meanwhile, everyday more green travel products are being offered to travelers. Often, travelers buy travel offerings based on &#8220;good faith&#8221; because they have no way to evaluate providers&#8217; green initiatives. 
There has been efforts to develop a Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, but Professor Harold Goodwin of the International Center for ...]]></description>
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