Holidaying in a disaster zone might seem crazy, but "volunteer tourism" can actually help communities recover from natural disasters, a new study finds. And it can offer a unique and rewarding ...

Volunteer tourism, or voluntourism, is an emerging trend of travel linked to “doing good”. Yet these efforts to help people and the environment have come under heavy criticism – I believe for good ...

For boomers who love to travel and volunteer, there is an easy way to merge your two passions: volunteer tourism. From teaching English in Costa Rica to building homes in South America, volunteer ...

It is imperative to ensure that the volunteer tourism sector is perceived in an accurate light to ensure that the tourists are signing up for what they are actually going to get, and to ensure that ...

Volunteer tourism, aka voluntourism, is alive and well and growing in popularity. In fact, according to a new survey sponsored by msnbc.com and Condé Nast Traveler, more than half (55 percent) of the ...

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When Hurricane Maria ripped through the Caribbean in September 2017, it transformed tropical paradises into disaster zones in mere days. It also cut off an economic life vein for many of the impacted ...

Around the world, water scarcity is becoming one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Over 2 billion people live in countries experiencing high water stress, and the United Nations projects that ...

In 2025, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau considerably expanded its Voluntourism program with the introduction of a Voluntourism on the OBX video series, the creation of a Voluntourism Guide for the ...

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP -- Parishioners of St. Joseph Marello in Pittston walked into church with an extra pep in their step, excited knowing Blessed Mother Teresa is now expected to be canonized. “I am ...

The war in Ukraine has attracted an influx of volunteers in Ukraine’s favor. While most of these volunteers have been great, some have been more interested in chasing clout and role-playing as war ...