voluntourism

British  

/ ˌvɒlənˈtʊərɪzəm /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

McGehee at Virginia Tech would like to see voluntourism recast as “transformational tourism”, with visitors rewarded by gaining a better understanding of people’s lives, and the way the economics of charity work.

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

In the aftermath of other recent disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake, traditional tourism gave way to voluntourism.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2010