Ever wanted to give back to the places you visit? Global Vision International, a U.K.-based volunteer group, organizes volunteer projects and expeditions that allow travel do-gooders to do just that.

Catherine Pearson, a former intern at Traveler, has been researching the rise of volunteer vacations. She spoke with one family who was the test case for a new family voluntourism program, and learned ...

Volunteer tourism, or "voluntourism", is promoted as a meaningful and ethical holiday choice which offers authentic experiences conferring benefits on local communities. But a new study carried out by ...

The report will benefit from the expertise of UNV partners; Northumbria University, under the umbrella of its Centre for Global Development, will lead research, writing, and analytical work, along ...