Guidelines for voluntourism development: a case study of undergraduate student activities in the Northeast of Thailand

Annarviya Phutcharinya, Jongrak Hong-Ngam, Supunnee Ungpansattawong and Panutporn Ruangchoengchum

International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 3, 262-269

Abstract: This paper aims to study guidelines for voluntourism development, a case study of undergraduate student activities in the Northeast of Thailand. This study used qualitative research methodology through informal and formal interviews and participant observation in addition to a wide literature analysis. The results found that most universities had the policies of promoting volunteer activities of students. The motivations and characteristics of students who participated in these activities included a spirit of service and sacrifice, self-development, and cultural understanding. Therefore, the universities, government agencies, and the private sector, especially the Ministry of Tourism and Sports should set clear policies to support voluntourism and increase students' motivation to engage in creative voluntourism. The ministry can also increase the income gained from voluntourism in Thailand, particularly from tourists who are students by developing tourism products that are consistent with the needs and expectations of the tourists.

Keywords: guidelines; voluntourism; undergraduate; student activities; Northeast of Thailand; volunteer; motivations; characteristics; universities; expectations of tourists. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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