All Posts Tagged With: "volunteer vacations"
Travel philanthropy goes digital
A humanitarian online radio show is collaborating with Do512 and Fly for Good to promote philanthropic efforts around the world.
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Discounts go to volunteers at RockResorts
The popular lodging company has renewed its voluntourism-centric “Give & Getaway” package – highlighting special deals and discounts to travelers who are interested in nature conservation and preservation projects.
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User-friendly voluntourism in Maui
Non-profit Pacific Whale Foundation is promoting a relatively new and easy to use volunteer vacation program designed to provide a fun way for travelers to “give back” to the places they visit.
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Do some good: Voluntourism brings new opportunities to travelers
Volunteer travel is a diverse and “charitable” sect of responsible travel that is rapidly growing in popularity. Due largely in part to the need for volunteer work around the globe bundled with people’s desire to experience the world in new ways, volunteer travelers typically share a desire to “do something good” while also experiencing new places and challenges in locales they might not otherwise visit.
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How can voluntourism boost Jordan’s travel industry?
The up-and-coming niche of volunteer travel may very well be the lift needed to boost Jordanian tourism, as its wealth of cultural assets provide a myriad of experiential opportunities for travelers.
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From Relief to Self-Reliance: Grassroots tourism project recognized by BBC World Challenge
Andaman Discoveries has been nominated as a finalist in the BBC World Challenge 2009, in recognition of its contribution to community development in Southern Thailand – supporting eight villages to achieve sustainable development on their own terms.
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Volunteer eco-travel meets Italian cuisine
An 8-day Italian Riviera tour sponsored by sustainable travel group Peace Through Travel mixes volunteer travel and ecotourism; combining wine, language and regional cuisine with nature paths, volunteer excursions and inter-cultural social events.
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G.A.P Adventures and Planeterra gear up to celebrate Earth Month 2009
G.A.P Adventures, the world’s leading adventure travel company, is spearheading a number of initiatives for Earth Month to raise awareness of the importance of minimizing environmental impact and travelling in a low impact and sustainable manner.
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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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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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The Cultural Explorer, a San Francisco-based cultural and philanthropic tour company, shows travelers how easy it is to help others as they travel
The Cultural Explorer, a San Francisco-based cultural and philanthropic tour company, shows travelers how easy it is to help others as they travel.
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