The Future of Volunteer Tourism in the Asia-Pacific Region: Alternative Prospects

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 680-692

  Ong, Faith ^a   Lockstone Binney, Leonie ^a   King, Brian ^b   Smith, Karen A ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; future prospects; volunteer tourism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FUTURE PROSPECT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 84908147287     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287514532365     Document Type: Article

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