#StopOrphanTrips: How will volunteer tourism organisations respond?

In 2013, I completed a Masters in Responsible Tourism Management with a thesis on the online marketing of volunteer tourism. I questioned, when faced with the hundreds, if not thousands, of opportunities, can a potential volunteer tell from a website which are responsible, and if so, how? The answer (‘yes you can tell, if you’re discerning enough’ for most and an easy ‘yes’ if featuring volountourism with orphans) spawned this paper published in the Journal of…