voluntourism
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“When is it more ethical to not go and when is it responsible to go?” said Claire Bennett, co-founder of Learning Service, a voluntourism company, who lived in Nepal during the 2015 earthquake.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022
According to Pippa Biddle, author of a forthcoming book on voluntourism, travellers rebelled against package trips and resorts and wanted a more authentic experience – and they were willing to pay for it.
From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2018
On Key West, Casa Marina resort named Christine Steinhauser its director of human resources and voluntourism.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2018
The growing trend of voluntourism attracts 1.6 million participants each year and gives travelers the opportunity to experience destinations in a different, more immersive, and often more satisfying, way.
From Washington Times • May 14, 2015
The cycle runs on the good intentions of the voluntourism culture, but “it disturbs and distorts economies all over the world.”
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2014
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