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voluntourism

British  
/ ˌvɒlənˈtʊərɪzəm /

noun

  1. tourism in which travellers do voluntary work to help communities or the environment in the places they are visiting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The company was part of the "voluntourism" sector, which combines voluntary work with adventure travel.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

“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

Andrea Freidus, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina, wrote that voluntourism gets in the way of recognising the structural issues that create humanitarian crises.

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

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