This book illustrates the tremendous outreach of tourism in search of extraordinary, spectacular and bizarre experiences. It covers tourism in out-of-the-ordinary environments (space tourism, Antarctic tourism, and adventure/heritage tourism in remote areas); dark tourism; other…
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"This book examines critical aspects of contemporary volunteerism, from the perspective of a variety of volunteering contexts. It will appeal to academic researchers and students in disciplines such as leisure, recreation, tourism, management and sociology as well as practitione…
"In the most crucial phase of the Second World War, German troops, fighting in regions as far apart as the Sahara and the Caucasus, confronted the Allies across lands largely populated by Muslims. Nazi officials saw Islam as a powerful force with the same enemies as Germany: the…
In the past decade the global financial assistance for AIDS responses increased tremendously and the donor community provided greater resources to community responses. Yet little is known about the global magnitude of these resources and their allocation among HIV and AIDS activ…
Volunteer tourism: theory framework to practical applications
by Benson, Angela M., European Association for Tourism and Leisure Education., Volunteer Tourism Research Group, Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education., Special Interest Group on Volunteering and Tourism
fromContemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility
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Volunteer Tourism is one of the major growth areas in contemporary tourism, where tourists for various reasons seek alternative goodwill experiences and activities. To meet this demand there has been a surge in volunteer programmes offered in range of destinations organized by …
"Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting--and keeping--an active and effective volunteer programDrawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only gui…
Naturalists as well as volunteer workers and medical professionals will enjoy the warm and personal tale of one woman's experiences in the scorching climate and the heart-melting expressions of humanity at this tent hospital in Ethiopia.
Traces the author's experiences as a volunteer after the tsunami in Sri Lanka, when she, her boyfriend, and two other volunteers attended to first-aid, rebuilding efforts, and establishing a tsunami early-warning center.
Traces the author's experiences as a volunteer after the tsunami in Sri Lanka, when she, her boyfriend, and two other volunteers attended to first-aid, rebuilding efforts, and establishing a tsunami early-warning center.
