Voluntourism – this means short-term volunteering with high adventure and experiential content – has become increasingly popular in the past years in Germany. More and more tour operators participate in this trend and start to promote short-term volunteering projects.
The new flyer “Voluntourism – Recommendation for Volunteers” (only in German) provides tips and hints on how to render a well-meant commitment into a positive experience for travelers, providers and local partners alike. The flyer complements the baseline study “From Volunteering to Voluntourism – Challenges for the Responsible Development of a Growing Travel Trend” that has been published in German and English. The baseline study describes not only recommendations for travelers, but also includes requirements for tour operators, how they can make short-term volunteering offers responsible and how risks, in particular for children, may be reduced.

The English baseline study can be ordered free of charge at tourism-watch@brot-fuer-die-welt.de or can be downloaded as a PDF http://tourism-watch.de/files/profil18_voluntourism_final_en.pdf

More information: http://tourism-watch.de/en/node/1024