voluntourism

voluntourism — noun

1. a type of travel in which people go to another country as tourists but also spen

1.名詞B2
釋義

a type of travel in which people go to another country as tourists but also spend time doing unpaid work to help local communities, for example by teaching, building, or protecting the environment

例句

Minh went on a voluntourism trip to Thailand, teaching English at a rural school.

noun modifier: voluntourism trip

Meera joined a voluntourism program in Kenya that built water wells for rural villages.

noun modifier: voluntourism program

同義詞
  • volunteer tourism

    direct synonym, slightly more formal and academic

  • service trip

    often used by schools and religious groups for short-term volunteering abroad

  • volunteer abroad

    focuses on the volunteering aspect rather than the tourism aspect

文法句型

voluntourism + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used in discussions about whether short-term volunteer projects abroad are truly helpful. Critics argue that badly planned voluntourism can create more work for local people than it saves.

常見錯誤

❌I went on a voluntourism to Thailand.
✅I went on a voluntourism trip to Thailand.
💡'voluntourism' is a type of travel, not a destination, so it needs a noun like 'trip' or 'program' to describe the specific experience.
❌Voluntourism is when you volunteer while travelling.
✅Voluntourism is a type of travel that combines tourism with unpaid community work.
💡Avoid defining with 'when' which creates a vague, circular explanation.