The possible negative impacts of volunteer tourism

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 537-551

  Guttentag, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative tourism; Demonstration effect; Development; Volunteer tourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; LOCAL ECONOMY; POVERTY; RATIONALIZATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

EID: 71149092482     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.727     Document Type: Article

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