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Tuesday 13 April 2021
From a sustainability point of view, the idea of voluntourism – the combination of volunteering and tourism – sounds so admirable. Here’s a travel narrative that swaps frivolous consumption for working on projects that benefit people. And, on paper at least, it fulfils the growing demand for authentic and experiential travel. The voluntourists return home feeling they’ve achieved something useful; the voluntouristed receive some improvements to their daily lives. A connection is made. Everyone’s happy.
But if only it were that simple. Some projects do, of course, have a real impact, but the voluntourism model is more convoluted than it seems. A couple of decades ago, voluntourism was a marginal pursuit; over the past few years, as click-and-go technology has developed, it has become a booming business worth around £1.4 billion a year, and one of the fastest growing areas of travel. A badge of honour; a useful paragraph on the CV. And it’s not just
Where to travel after Covid? 25 inspiring escapes
Getting vaccinated shouldn’t be seen as an immediate passport back to our former easygoing travel habits
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Matthew Kronsberg
, The Wall Street Journal
After nearly a year of vacation deprivation, frustrated globe-trotters are starting to dream about traveling freely again. We highlight six getaway goals for 2021 and new ways to realize each one
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Linda Lau is looking forward to being jet-lagged as hell, sipping soju and dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Seoul with a bunch of strangers. This October, she hopes to attend the kickoff dinner of a “culinary retreat to South Korea that she was supposed to take in fall 2020 that is, before the pandemic stopped travel cold. The rollout of Covid vaccines is giving her and many of us confidence to begin planning trips again. In a survey conducted in December 2020 by research firm Destination Analysts, over 53% of U.S. respondents said the