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“Voluntourism” in Costa Rica discount packages
Volunteer in Costa Rica programs gets discounted by $150 at Global Crossroads until the end of the month of September. Helpg disadvantaged children, teach English, and participate in development and conservation efforts in one of the world’s most exotic vacation destinations.
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‘Dollar-for-Euro’ campaign offers savings to culture-aware college students
Hostelsclub.com has launched an exclusive promotion for college students to travel throughout Europe affordably. The brand’s “$1 = €1″ campaign for US citizens allows students to maximize all of Europe’s cultural and commercial appeal.
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JuvenesseSpa in Chicago supports PeaceJourney.com Youth Adventures
The grand opening events are now set for JuvenesseSpa, the exclusive Skincare Spa and Lifestyle Studio, opening September 21, 2008 in Chicago’s downtown River North art, culture and beauty district. September 21st, the United Nations International Day of Peace is significant to JuvenesseSpa because of the spa’s direct support of PeaceJourney.com Youth Adventures, the socially responsible program founded by Jeannette Kravitz, CEO of JuvenesseSpa and Skin Care.
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Renowned ‘voluntourism’ company celebrates its 10,000th Yellowstone volunteer
Tauck World Discovery celebrates a unique milestone recently when it hosted the 10,000th participant in its award-winning guest-volunteer program in Yellowstone National Park.
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New humanitarian travel adventures promotes medical and health relief in India
Relief Workers International (RWI), a new venture that will bring travelers to Gujarat, India, is scheduling two trips for the beginning of 2009, with an innovative mix of altruism and exciting adventure travel.
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Local Chiang Mai Village and Flight of the Gibbon Conservation Project team up to protect local primate population
In an effort to save the dwindling primate population in and around the village of Mae On, the Flight of the Gibbon Conservation Project and local villagers have teamed up to form the Primate Habitat Restoration Project to plant 1500 fruit trees in a designated, protected habitat area and will act as a refuge and a food source for the primates.
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Volunteer Abroad Provider adds Services in Peru and Reviews Nepal Safety Procedure
Leading Volunteer abroad provider, Global Crossroad, has expanded services in the South American country peru and reassures its volunteers amid security concerns. The volunteer placement service is also celebrating a new growth milestone.
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Hands-on Restoration Project Looks to Draw Additional Volunteers
Support from the local community gives the garden restoration work at the Bartow-Pell mansion museum (Bronx, New York) a significant boost by covering the majority of volunteers’ costs and making it possible for area residents to pay only a portion of the cost of attending the hands-on workshop being held August 3-9, 2008 at the gracious estate.
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Peace through Tourism Course Launched
At the 4th IIPT African Conference, May 20th – 25th 2007, Kampala, Uganda, a course on Peace through Tourism was launched, discussed and enthusiastically received by the international community.
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GoEco: Volunteers for Ecological & Humanitarian Projects
GoEco presents an exciting travel concept for people who are eager to travel and to contribute at the same time to the welfare of the local population and ecosystem they visit. You will visit amazing sites around the world, where you will be able to join, with other like-minded people, nature conservation and humanitarian projects supported by local communities.
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Volunteer Adventure in the Himalayan Mountains
As a charitable contribution you participate in as you travel, tour members spend 10 days in the environmental landscape and ancient culture of northern India. The combination of a strikingly beautiful yet fragile ecology and the mystical rich heritage of the Buddhist culture provides the ideal setting for combining eco-tourism and spiritual discovery.
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All Aboard for Albania: Volunteers Needed for Restoration Efforts in World Heritage City of Gjirokastra
Any one interested in historic architecture or exploring a new culture is encouraged to participate in this restoration effort. Albanian conservators will teach and guide participants as they work; no experience is necessary.
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