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The VolunTourist e-newsletter has been in circulation since March 2005. It is the only publication of its kind in the world. Each issue provides general information on a variety of topics relevant to VolunTourism for both the meetings, conventions & incentive market as well as the group & leisure travel segment.
If you are interested in reviewing past newsletters, you will find those links in this section of Voluntourism.org. Each newsletter has two Feature Articles and seven Column entries.
Feature articles cover industry-wide topics of interest to support your development of VolunTourism products and services for either the business tourism sector - meeting professionals, incentive travel executives, destination management executives, event planners, or meeting suppliers, or the leisure travel market - affinity travel planners, tour operators, suppliers, and nonprofit & grassroots organizations.
The columns include: So You May Know, UnXpected, Wisdom & Insight, VT-Lines, 3-Q's, Supply Chain, and Study & Research. Below is a description of what each column offers:
- The So You May Know column represents each issues "Letter from the Editor" - David Clemmons, Founder of VolunTourism.org
- The UnXpected column provides emails and correspondence from readers & subscribers to The VolunTourist
- The Wisdom & Insight column delivers expert-driven information and commentary to support development of VolunTourism initiatives
- VT-Lines gives you the latest headlines and information regarding VolunTourism on an international basis and specific to our efforts hear at VolunTourism International
- 3-Q's poses three questions to individuals from a broad base of experience, not just travel & tourism or voluntary service
- Supply Chain offers an in-depth look at VolunTourism Operators & Suppliers from around the world
- Study & Research provides some of the latest research on VolunTourism hosted by Dr. Nancy McGehee of Virginia Tech University
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THE ARCHIVES
Summary: In Volume 3/Issue 4 of our quarterly newsletter, the first feature story focuses on India and its potential as an "incubator" of VolunTourists.
The second feature article delivers a Case Study that anyone who may ever connect with VolunTourism should take the time to read. There are two sides for any story.
In this issue's Columns, So You May Know questions a Bill before the U.S. Senate: S.1464 - could it create an imbalance in the VolunTourism Industry? Wisdom & Insight looks at VolunTourism In The Philippines through the eyes of Amanda Berlin. Dr. Stephen Wearing answers our 3Q's and discusses a VolunTourism Journal, to be released in 2009. The Supply Chain explores VolunTourism On Two Wheels, while VT-Lines asks: Is VolunTourism Irresponsible? And, Dr. Nancy McGehee shares emerging practices in adventure travel and volunteering in this issue's Study & Research article. Read More>>>
Volume 3 Issue 3
Summary: Volume 3/Issue 3 features articles on Maintaining the Integrity of VolunTourism, and how the UK is proving to be an Incubator of VolunTourists. In the Quarterly Columns, Greg Tehven shares what VolunTourism for the 'Under 25' group means. Dr. Sally Brown, Renee Werbin, and Nancy Rivard tell us about Women & VolunTourism. Dr. Nancy McGehee shares VT-Lines and a research paper on Health-focused Volun-Tourism Journeys. So You Know reminds readers of the importance of Village Wisdom and we get a Taste of VolunTourism with Hands Up Holidays. Finally, Dr. Nancy McGehee shares research from Neil Patel in the Study & Research article.
Volume 3 Issue 2
Summary: Volume 3/Issue 2 features articles on Australia as an Incubator of VolunTourists and how Small Destinations can get into the VolunTourism act. In the Quarterly Columns, we learn about the HEART of Business, the Mixed Review on VolunTourism, how blog posts are picking up on VolunTourism, what it means to be a "Performance VolunTourist," and how we can take "Conscious Journeys" to Tibet. Dr. Phadra Pezzullo asks the question: "VolunTourists - Are They Potential Witnesses & Advocates for Justice?"
Volume 3 Issue 1
Summary: Volume 3/Issue 1 features articles on Canada as an Incubator of VolunTourists and what is likely to be the Next VolunTourism Destination. In the Quarterly Columns, we Re-Define "Meaningful Service," uncover what a graduate student thinks of VolunTourism, get a closer look at VolunTourism at the Hilton San Francisco, and understand more fully what it means to be an Ambassador For Children.
Volume 2 Issue 4
Summary: Volume 2/Issue 4 features articles on the Netherlands as an Incubator of Voluntourists and how the Millennials will get involved in VolunTourism in the months and years ahead. The Quarterly Columns begin with a thought about VolunTourism as Soul Food, followed by an introduction to the VolunTourism Chronicles, a look at Alumni Travel & VolunTourism, a close-up of Nick Ascot's Team and their VolunTourism programs at North By Northeast Tours, and finally, Dr. Nancy McGehee shares the second installment of a review of Adventure VolunTourism by David Aabo.
Volume 2 Issue 3
Summary: Volume 2/Issue 3 features articles on the New Four P's of Marketing and whether there is a distinction between Philanthropic Travel & VolunTourism. In the Quarterly Columns, Ms. Johnson shares some insights via VolunTourism Serendipity, Wisdom & Insight looks at Discovering Cultural & Individual Wealth, 3-Q's gives us the scoop on Travelocity's Travel For Good program via Earthwatch Institute's Ideas on the initiative, the Supply Chain puts Hawaii front and center with a review of Brilliant Voices, and Dr. Nancy McGehee gives David Aabo a chance to share the first part of his research on Adventure VolunTourism.
Volume 2 Issue 2
Summary: Volume 2/Issue 2 features articles on whether there is a potential New Strategy for Business VolunTourism and if you are truly prepared for a SERF Advisory! The Quarterly Columns invite you to explore the idea that with VolunTourism, There Is No Box; Wisdom & Insight reminds us that we have moved into a "Mind-Labor" Society; Dr. Patricia Cranton offers answers to questions regarding Transformational Learning & VolunTourism; and Sallie Grayson's team, People & Places is highlighted in the Supply Chain. Finally, Dr. Nancy McGehee shares research that she and Dr. Kathleen Andereck conducted in Tijuana, Mexico in this issue's Study & Research column.
Volume 2 Issue 1
Summary: Volume 2/Issue 1 features articles on Relief VolunTourism and whether we no longer have The Luxury To Choose as well as a Special Report on U.S. Gulfcoast VolunTourism. The Quarterly Columns suggest that VolunTourism could Ruin You For Life, ask the question: "What's Next for VolunTourism?", discover the beginnings of VolunTourism in Vietnam, and the Supply Chain reviews the work of VolunTourists Without Borders. And Dr. Nancy McGehee shares some of her own research in this issue's Study & Research column.
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