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Randy LeGrant: Aug 16, 2011 12:25:00 PM
There is an interesting debate going on over at Voluntourism Gal's Blog. It concerns Tourism Concern's launch to "certify" travel organizations involved in voluntourism. In short, this is very ill-timed, but perhaps very well-meaning. It is,...
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Randy LeGrant: Aug 1, 2011 7:45:00 AM
This past week I noticed a flurry of activity in the media about Voluntourism. Of course a few of the writers simply cannot type volunTOURism. They...
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Randy LeGrant: Jul 21, 2011 9:04:00 AM
I received this article about Sandals Resorts moving into the Voluntourism sector. They do this by offering a 2-hour Reading Road Trip every Thursday...
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Randy LeGrant: Jul 18, 2011 10:00:00 AM
Today I noticed an article from The Vancouver Sun entitled The give and take of Voluntourism. Tourists are increasingly likely to look for...
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Randy LeGrant: Jul 7, 2011 9:40:00 AM
Why do you volunteer abroad? It isn't a poll I'm taking, and GeoVisions isn't conducting focus groups. I'm just wondering why you go abroad and spend...
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Randy LeGrant: Jun 30, 2011 9:15:00 AM
I wrote this post flying from Washington, DC to Denver to attend a conference on Voluntourism. When I landed and got to my hotel, I read what I had...
