Orphan Volunteer Tourism in Thailand: Volunteer Tourists’ Motivations And On-Site Experiences

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 560-584

  Proyrungroj, Raweewan ^a  

^a SUAN SUNANDHA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

motivations; on site experiences; orphan volunteer tourism; Thailand; volunteer tourists

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019042945     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348014525639     Document Type: Article

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