Neo-Colonialism and the Volunteer Tourist Gaze: Commercial Volunteer Tourism in Cusco, Peru

Godfrey, J; Wearing, S; Schulenkorf, N

Neo-Colonialism and the Volunteer Tourist Gaze: Commercial Volunteer Tourism in Cusco, Peru

Godfrey, J Wearing, S

Schulenkorf, N

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Publisher:: School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 2015, pp. 135 - 141
Issue Date:: 2015-06-30

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dc.contributor.author	Godfrey, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wearing, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5158-059X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schulenkorf, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7235-5340	en_US
dc.date	2015-02-02	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-06-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2015, pp. 135 - 141	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780987050762	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/131428
dc.description.abstract	In recent years volunteer tourism has become increasingly commercialised and this has shifted the relationship between the volunteer tourist, the volunteer tourism organisation and the host community. Compared to mass tourism, the more reciprocal tourist-host interaction of volunteer tourism has traditionally been assumed to create a more authentic travel experience resulting in increased cross-cultural understanding. However, this paper suggests that this is perhaps no longer the case in contemporary commercial volunteer tourism. The paper presents a case study of a large commercial volunteer tourism organisation in Cusco, Peru and explores the volunteer tourists’ perceptions of Cusco and their interactions with the host community.	en_US
dc.publisher	School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	25th Annual CAUTHE Conference: Rising Tides and Sea Changes: Adaptation and Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality	en_US
dc.title	Neo-Colonialism and the Volunteer Tourist Gaze: Commercial Volunteer Tourism in Cusco, Peru	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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Abstract:

In recent years volunteer tourism has become increasingly commercialised and this has shifted the relationship between the volunteer tourist, the volunteer tourism organisation and the host community. Compared to mass tourism, the more reciprocal tourist-host interaction of volunteer tourism has traditionally been assumed to create a more authentic travel experience resulting in increased cross-cultural understanding. However, this paper suggests that this is perhaps no longer the case in contemporary commercial volunteer tourism. The paper presents a case study of a large commercial volunteer tourism organisation in Cusco, Peru and explores the volunteer tourists’ perceptions of Cusco and their interactions with the host community.

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