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Organic harvesting-volunteer tourism in Egypt: An exploratory study

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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An increasing number of people are choosing to travel abroad for volunteer tourism trips to blend tourism with philanthropic endeavours and personal growth. Volunteer tourists who take part in farm-to-farm experiences actively participate in volunteer work on various farms during their journeys. This type of volunteer tourism typically involves residing and working on different farms located in rural or agricultural areas. The volunteer tourism industry has now reached a value of $3 billion annually, with participants covering the costs of their travel, including flights, transportation, meals, accommodation, and fees for the organizations and programs they support. However, there is a dearth of research that specifically examines the benefits of volunteer tourism for organic farming communities. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate social, economic, and environmental impacts of voluntourism, explore the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating voluntourism into organic farming practices, identify the role of voluntourists in supporting the host community of organic farms, and investigate the impact of voluntourism on host community of harvesting farms

Key words: Voluntourism, Harvest tourism, Host community, Tourism experience.

DOI

10.21608/ijthsx.2024.295293.1099

Keywords

Voluntourism, Harvest tourism, Host community, Tourism Experience

Authors

First Name

Nehal

Last Name

Eltayeb

MiddleName

MOHAMED

Affiliation

Cairo Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels

Email

nehaleltayeb@gmail.com

City

القاهرة

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First Name

Mohab

Last Name

Elbishbieshy

MiddleName

Hussein

Affiliation

faculty of tourism and hotel beni suef university,

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mohab_eta@yahoo.com

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First Name

christine

Last Name

botros

MiddleName

maher

Affiliation

The Higher Institute for Specific Studies - Heliopolis

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dr.christine.maher@gmail.com

City

CAIRO

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Volume

7

Article Issue

2

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49971

Issue Date

2024-10-01

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2024-06-04

Publish Date

2024-10-01

Page Start

23

Page End

50

Print ISSN

2785-9843

Online ISSN

2785-9851

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https://ijthsx.journals.ekb.eg/article_375714.html

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1,806

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Publication Title

The International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Studies

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https://ijthsx.journals.ekb.eg/

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Organic harvesting-volunteer tourism in Egypt: An exploratory study

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28 Dec 2024