What is volunteer travel?

Volunteer travel is a new concept in China, but it is actually a very popular way of travel abroad.

1, the significance of volunteer travel

It is really a wonderful thing to make your trip meaningful. It is also very close to our idea of carrying an extra kilogram. At home, although we all think that China's tourism industry (I mean big tourism, including self-help tour and group tour) is very mature. When it comes to technical content, no man's land and Snow Mountain have rich experience and top talent team. In my opinion, in a word, spiritual civilization cannot keep up with material civilization. China tourists are still in the initial stage in understanding the meaning of travel. We travel for things, while others travel for people. A deep understanding of different cultures and ideas around the world, including traditional cultural concepts and trendy ways of thinking, is the real meaning of travel. Foreigners like volunteer travel for four reasons: First, giving love. Second, have a deep understanding of local culture. Third, make friends with local people from different countries and cultures, and learn about different cultures and different ideas. Fourth, release yourself and live a plain life in a beautiful environment.

2. Development of volunteer tourism abroad.

Volunteer travel has been developed abroad for a long time and is very mature. Volunteer travel can be divided into two types according to the object of help. The first goal: people, help some people in need, vulnerable groups in China and poor children in developing countries. For example, go to African countries to help some poor children study, go to the tsunami-stricken areas in South Asia to help rebuild, and give spiritual help to some orphans, the disabled and the unemployed. The second object: non-human, nature conservation and historical protection. For example, go to some big forest parks to pick up garbage, maintain historical buildings and inherit intangible traditional culture.

In developed countries, social enterprises have developed very well, and they have a very perfect system to support society. In some places where government resources are scarce, social enterprises have made an excellent supplement. For example, in some developed countries with small populations, nature protection needs the participation of volunteers, especially foreign volunteers. At the same time, the beautiful natural environment is also a selling point to attract foreigners. While supporting their own countries, social enterprises also spare no effort to developing countries, using their rich resources and networks to promote and help travelers from developed countries to volunteer in developing countries. Secondly, the support of the state is also an important driving force. In some developing countries, due to the limited government resources, trying to attract foreign tourists to help poor communities is one of the ways to alleviate the pressure. Due to these factors, voluntary travel has developed rapidly and well in both developed and developing countries. On the one hand, travelers want to go to a place with beautiful scenery and strong cultural atmosphere to offer their love. On the other hand, due to the shortage of human resources, society needs a lot of voluntary labor. With the guidance of social enterprises, the relationship between supply and demand has just been connected.

But only in China, this aspect is still blank. Although some foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan social enterprises have carried out some short-term volunteer travel activities in China, the scale is very small, and almost no domestic travelers are involved. This is very worthy of our consideration.

3. What kind of people are suitable for volunteer travel?

A caring person, a responsible person, a person with group discipline.

People who like to communicate with others and open their eyes to see the world.

People who want to exercise their personal abilities.

People who want to release themselves