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Disney inspires 1 million volunteers
Disney Parks’ “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” campaign has officially reached the ambitious goal of 1 Million People Inspired to Volunteer in 2010.
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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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How to find your next volunteer travel trip
Planeterra’s volunteer travel programs (voluntourism) are expanded across the globe, giving new travel opportunities to socially-minded globe trotters.
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International relief workers threatened by violence
A sharp increase in violence against international aid workers has caused many would-be “voluntourists” to weigh the risks versus rewards of volunteer travel to the countries posing the greatest threat.
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Responsible business practices meets adventure travel in Costa Rica
Creating new opportunities for sustainable tourism in Costa Rica, Gap Adventures, Planeterra and the Rainforest Alliance have joined forces to promote responsible adventure travel.
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Starwood’s Element Hotels have a ‘Vision’
The popular “green” hotel brand has officially been named as a Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award Winner for its efforts in environmental conservation.
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Volunteer travel organization in Africa gains new accolades in Responsible Tourism
African Impact, a family-run African voluntourism organization, has been nominated for the prestigious Imvelo Responsible Tourism Award; the Imvelo Awards have had a huge impact on tourism in South Africa, creating significant awareness of environmental management issues.
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Jeep adventure tours help humanity in India
Participants explore remote desert villages in the stunning, geographically-unique region known as the Little Rann of The Kutch – traveling each day to different villages to distribute school supplies and provide medicine and critical health care for needy villagers.
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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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Sustainable tourism leaders win National Geographic’s Geotourism Challenge 2009
Three winners have officially been awarded in the Geotourism Challenge 2009 – highlighting leaders in sustainable tourism throughout the global online community. The Geotourism Challenge is sponsored by both the National Geographic Society and Ashoka’s Changemakers.
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Planeterra voluntourism in Peru promotes smoke-free living
Volunteer travelers to Peru’s Sacred Valley are helping members of the Ccaccaccollo community learn how to construct clean-air adobe stoves to replace the traditional yet innefficient, unvented stoves that spew smoke into the home and create upper respiratory health problems and eye infections.
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Humanitarian travel adventures through the Thar Desert of India
The award-winning, humanitarian-based adventure travel company Relief Riders International (RRI) has developed an all-new humanitarian program for 2010 that leads humanitarian expeditions on horseback through The Thar Desert of India and into the mystical Southern Rajasthan.
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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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Volunteer travel is on the rise
A recent survey has shown that, even during a global economic crisis, volunteer travelers find true value and unmatchable life experience while traveling abroad.
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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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New York welcomes the return of Go Green Expo 
New hotel rating system based on ‘Karma’ 
Kimpton’s ‘Wines That Care’ promotes wineries dedicated to preservation and conservation 
Sedona hotel comes equipped with eco amenities 
Are you ready for Earth Hour 2010? 
Travelocity joins the MASSIVEGOOD campaign 
Fairmont planning to go more than dark for Earth Hour 2010 
