Myth or substance: An examination of altruism as the basis of volunteer tourism

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 377-402

  Coghlan, Alexandra ^a   Fennell, David ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Benefits; Experiences; Motivations; Volunteer tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858678184     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2009.9686830     Document Type: Article

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