Tagged with Volunteer tourism

Griffith Business School’s International Community Engagement Project saw Student Leaders gain global experience while volunteering at a local school.

By Amy Brticevich Students and staff with an interest in either volunteering or travel or both are encouraged to participate in a Griffith University study on volunteer tourism. Devised by Dr Alexandra Coghlan from the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, the study aims to discover how viewing online promotional material influences a person’s […]

Once a flourishing linchpin of any community, the volunteer is easily classified today in the category titled ‘Rare Breed’. A Griffith University researcher says the tide can be turned through volunteer tourism. Dr Alexandra Coghlan, a senior lecturer at Griffith’s Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, is encouraging want-to-be volunteers to embrace the spirit […]