Xola continues to conduct research exploring the blend of adventure tourism and volunteering.

The graphic below provides an overview of the range of volunteer activities blended with tourism available in the market today.

Voluntourism Chart
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Click here to read the Executive Summary from the 2007 Emerging Best Practices in Adventure Tourism and Volunteering study conducted by Xola Consulting and George Washington University.
Click here to read Xola team member David Aabo's paper on Adventure Service Tourism with a special section beginning on page 38 describing Best Practices.

Outside Research

Xola occasionally receives research relevant to our focus areas submitted by researchers from around the world. Read 2006 report: Global Healthcare Volunteering Trends by Neilesh Patel and Eliot Steven Mendolsohn