May 25th, 2010
First Lady Encourages Young People to Go Global
Michelle Obama recently spoke at the commencement ceremony for George Washington University’s class of 2010. She applauded those who “have volunteered and applied to organizations like Teach for America and the Peace Corps in record numbers.” The First Lady highlighted the benefits of international education and volunteer abroad programs, urging all young people to take [...]
Mar 8th, 2010
Thailand top travel destination for gappers
Thailand has once again been named one of the best places in the world to enjoy a gap year adventure. The south-east Asian nation has been named as the world’s Best Tourist Country by Swedish publication Travel News for the eighth year in a row, beating the likes of Australia, South Africa and Italy.
Dec 21st, 2009
Global trade body WYSE Work Abroad releases volunteer (industry) handbook
WYSE Work Abroad has released a Best Practices for Volunteer Programmes handbook. The manual is available to WYSE Work Abroad members only.
Nov 16th, 2009
World Cup brings new challenges for volunteering projects in South Africa
The potential long term benefits of the World Cup being hosted in South Africa are huge. Yet, as a direct consequence, there are short term costs within the country with the loss of volunteer support and funding to many aid-reliant projects on the ground. There is no doubt that the World Cup is the pinnacle [...]
Nov 16th, 2009
What’s it Like Teaching Abroad? An International Teacher Case Study
If you’ve ever considered the option of going abroad to teach at an international school, then this article featuring a case study who has worked at many international schools is for you What’s it Like Teaching Abroad? An International Teacher Case StudyDid you know that there are over 5,000 international schools in the world? They [...]
Aug 18th, 2009
American Graduates Finding Jobs in China
BEIJING — Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home. Joshua Arjuna Stephens, a 2007 graduate of Wesleyan University, works in Beijing for XPD Media, which makes online games. Even those with limited or no knowledge of Chinese are heeding the [...]
Aug 3rd, 2009
Backpackers take green vacations on European farms
Backpackers pining for European adventure have discovered life on the farm, shoveling manure, feeding pigs and making butter as a recession-beating way to sate their wanderlust. Their ticket to an earthy taste of the Old Continent is an innovative Web site that connects travelers with a network of organic farms stretching from Portugal to Turkey [...]
Jun 15th, 2009
Island group banks on backpackers
YASAWA tourism operators are banking on the backpacker market to see them through the global crisis, says Monash University, head of tourism Doctor Jeff Javis. The Melbourne, Australia-based academic told South Pacific Travel’s board of directors at the Novotel in Nadi on Wednesday, backpacker tourism was recession resilient.
Jun 2nd, 2009
Updated Statistics: Volunteering in the USA and Abroad
A couple weeks ago, I (Sarah Van Auken) wrote two blog entries regarding domestic and international volunteering statistics. Over the past two days, I combed through my list of programs, originally set at 600 even, and whittled it down by 151 — I deleted those programs I viewed as “placement” groups, or “repeaters.” This means [...]
Jun 2nd, 2009
No cap imposed on Australian working holiday visas
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) recently stressed the importance of the working holiday program to the Australian tourism industry in the current economic climate, in that it provides smaller business operators in more remote areas with a stream of income from backpackers – even if it’s a small one.
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