This book explores the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a
conceptual link between the interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development …

The rapid expansion and commercialisation of the volunteer tourism sector and the potential
for negative impacts on host communities have put the sector under increasing scrutiny …

Development is a challenging concept. Telfer and Sharpley (2008) observe that problems
such as poverty, inequality, poor health care and a lack of educational opportunities are …

There has been a phenomenal growth of backpacker tourism from the overland routes to
India in the 1960s, to present-day backpacker tourism across the less developed world. As a …

The purpose of this study is to explore the importance of existential authenticity in the
motivations and activities of volunteer tourists in Thailand. Although studies of volunteer …

Just a generation ago the notion that holidays should be invested with ethical and political
significance would have sounded odd. Today it is part of the lifestyle political landscape …

This book is the first to examine the depth, complexity and uniqueness of global Christian
pilgrimage, travel and tourism, and how they manifest in terms of both supply and demand. It …

A recent Aljazeera report on 'Cambodia's Orphan Business' explains 'how “voluntourism”
could be fuelling the exploitation of Cambodian children'. Anti-orphanage tourism …

This book aims to provide the reader with an insight into the relevance of a section of the
economy, which is often referred to as the 'social and solidarity economy'(SSE); and …

Volunteer tourism is considered an alternative form of tourism [Wearing, S.(2001). Volunteer
tourism: Experiences that make a difference. Cambridge: Cabi Press], which focuses on the …