Educational tourism is one of the fastest growing areas of travel and tourism. Not just for students, educational travel is about learning and being involved in community action projects while traveling and relaxing on vacation.
Costa Rica offers a wide variety of educational travel and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. An excellent destination for educational tourism and volunteer groups is Lirio Lodge by Tortuguero in Costa Rica.
The Costa Rica eco-lodge is located in an area of
“Donors don't give to institutions. They invest in ideas and people in whom they believe.” - G.T. Smith. Volunteering abroad can be expensive to the individual; most people use their own money to cover expenses while they volunteer in a foreign country. Especially, if you want to volunteer and you are either in high school or college, with no source of income. To decrease financial burdens on yourself, you can carry out some fundraising campaigns maybe from organizations or even from other indiv
Highlighting Responsible Tourism week, Travel Matters in association with West Africa Discovery are hosting an event with guest speakers Ben Keene from Tribewanted and Chris Hill from Hands Up Holidays.
Voluntourism – good, bad or ugly?
Wednesday 15 February 2012 at 7pm – 9pm
Make Travel Matter Talk @
Harrisons 15 – 19 Bedford Road, London SW12 9EX
For interest to attend, contact Travel Matters by email info@travelmatters.co.uk or tel 0208 675 7878
Responsible Tourism Week is a free, five
We used to have a desire to kick back on holiday, but now the desire to give back has moved to the forefront when it comes to booking that dream trip. Proof that there’s more than one way to join in with the “feel good” factor, the “Travelling Eco-Book Depository” combines the traditional idea of recycling with the ethical mindset of today’s travellers – “reduce, reuse, recycle,” entering the travel sphere.
Simplistic it may be, but while most initiatives are generally tour operator led, this
