Travelling with a Purpose: Understanding the Motives and Benefits of Volunteer Vacationers

Brown, Sally

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“…For those who volunteer abroad with their children, the experience provides opportunities to impart life lessons and teach children the importance of values such as giving (Brown, 2005;Lo & Lee, 2010). By removing family members from their everyday routines and constraints, and placing them in situations that are potentially transformative, volunteer tourism also encourages family cohesion and bonding (Bruyere & Rappe, 2007;Mustonen, 2007).…”

Section: The Relationship Between Volunteer Tourism and Existential Amentioning

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“…Many authors comment on the importance of camaraderie between volunteers, who appreciate meeting like-minded individuals that share their values, interests, and commitment to travelling in a manner that is perceived to be responsible and meaningful (Brown, 2005;Mustonen, 2007). Lastly, advocates of volunteer tourism portray it as a means of achieving inter-personal existential authenticity between volunteers and hosts (Barbieri, Santos, & Katsube, 2012;.…”

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“…On the one hand, volunteer tourists are said to be motivated by altruism, as expressed by the desire to help people in need, give back, or make a difference in the lives of others (Brown, 2005;Coghlan, 2015;Stoddart & Rogerson, 2004;Wearing, 2003). On the other hand, many of the motivations ascribed to volunteer tourists stem from 'social egoism,' a primitive form of egoism based on the promotion of values such as ''our own survival, advancement over others, and gratification (amongst others)" (Coghlan & Fennell, 2009, p. 381).…”

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Finding oneself while discovering others: An existential perspective on volunteer tourism in Thailand

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2017

Annals of Tourism Research

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Finding oneself while discovering others: An existential perspective on volunteer tourism in Thailand

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2017

Annals of Tourism Research

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“…The emerging market of VOLUNtourism in Uganda has the potential to increase the number of tourists who travel responsibly (Brown, 2005;Daldeniz, and Hampton, 2010). For example, Lepp (2008) reports on how tourism was developed around the Kibale Forest National Park within the local communities in the Bigodi village area with the help of a US Peace Corp volunteer (PCV).…”

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Self-transcendence: an alternative explanation for voluntourism in developing countries

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Ladkin

2017

IJSSOC

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Abstract:In recent years, travel associated with volunteering activities has attracted a cross section of people with varying demographic characteristics and aspiration to both developing and developed countries and has been on increase. This paper argues for self-transcendence as an alternative altruistic motivation for some individuals who choose to travel to developing nations destinations which are considered risky as VOLUNtourists. A descriptive research design was used to guide the research process. This study was based on a sample of 501 respondents who had completed their visit to Uganda for various reasons.Results indicate that, there was no significant association between gender and purpose of the visit, while age group was significantly associated with the purpose of visiting. Most visitors were seeking that which they perceived to be beyond themselves associated with spirituality. Currently most facilities within tourist attractions in Uganda favour the adult age group and it is recommended that special consideration be given to the development of affordable facilities such 2 as accommodation to cater for all age groups in order to continue realising the positive contribution to the potential of tourism in developing countries.

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“…Brown, 2005), and volunteers who act as "hosts" within their own community or region. Throughout this thesis focus is on members as tourism volunteers acting as hosts supporting attractions, events and destinations in their local community or region.…”

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Members in Tourism Settings – Their Motivations, Behaviours and Roles

Olsson

2013

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

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Memberships are used as competitive marketing tools to retain customers and build relationships across a wide variety of organizations and sectors. Membership research is an emergent multidisciplinary field of interest for scholars representing different disciplines.This thesis studies members and memberships at nonprofit organizations in tourism settings from a relationship marketing perspective. The four studies that make up this thesis explore the membership phenomenon with the aim to get insight into why individuals choose to become members, why they stay on as members, and how members interact and use their memberships. The overall objective is therefore to explore motivations related to memberships and how this is reflected in different member behaviours and member roles within tourism settings.Anna Karin Olsson is a lecturer and researcher in business administration at University West. Members in Tourism Settings ABSTRACTMembership programs are widely-used marketing tools. Many customers belong to a number of different membership programs across a variety of organizations and contexts. Memberships are based on the idea of mutual benefits of a relationship. Memberships in general offer tangible and intangible benefits such as free admission, discounts, special offers or access to special services, and a sense of belonging and identity. General organizational benefits of memberships besides customers are funding, fee revenue, legitimacy, and various kinds of member support. Memberships are used as competitive relationship marketing tools to retain customers, build relationships and encourage member participation. Many memberships have developed from merely being reward programs into an attempt to create emotional bonds based on calculative and affective commitment.Research into memberships is an emergent multidisciplinary field of interest for practitioners and scholars representing different disciplines. This thesis is delimited to study members and memberships at nonprofit organizations within tourism settings from a relationship marketing perspective. The aim is to get insight into why individuals choose to become members, why they stay on as members, and how members interact and use their memberships. The overall objective is therefore to explore motivations related to memberships and how this is reflected in different member behaviours and member roles within tourism settings. Throughout this thesis a mixed-method research approach was applied combining qualitative and quantitative research to explore the membership phenomenon. This thesis is comprised of four studies based on data from an explorative pre-study (12 respondents), a questionnaire survey (755 respondents), and a Nordic cross-case study (37 respondents).Findings showed member motivations, behaviours and roles within the tourism system. Member motivations were identified as altruistic (doing good for others), self-interest (doing good for yourself) and social (doing good with others). Findings further showed member interactions with othe...

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Travelling with a Purpose: Understanding the Motives and Benefits of Volunteer Vacationers

Cited by 285 publications

References 15 publications

Finding oneself while discovering others: An existential perspective on volunteer tourism in Thailand

Finding oneself while discovering others: An existential perspective on volunteer tourism in Thailand

Self-transcendence: an alternative explanation for voluntourism in developing countries

Members in Tourism Settings – Their Motivations, Behaviours and Roles

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