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voluntourism en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of volunteer + tourism with haplology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A type of tourism which combines traditional travel and tourism with volunteer work. Travelers are given opportunities to contribute money and/or time to causes related to their destinations.
    • As summer looms, many Americans — college students, retirees and others who stand at the cusp of life changes — will make similar choices in search of transformational experiences. An industry exists to make these easier to make: the voluntourism business. A voluntourist is someone like Jack, who wishes to combine exotic vacation travel with volunteer work. 2014 April 21, Rafia Zakaria, “The white tourist’s burden”, in Al Jazeera America:

Relateds

ecotourism · responsible tourism · voluntourist · vacanteerism

Translations (4)

es volunturismo (type of tourism) · nl vrijwilligerstoerisme (type of tourism) · de Voluntourismus (type of tourism) · fr voluntourisme (type of tourism)