dc.contributor.author | Yrjölä, Katri | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-21T05:53:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-21T05:53:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016061713176 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/114473 | |
dc.description.abstract | The research problems are: what are the most popular volunteer tourism destinations and what are the most important motivators to do volunteer tourism.
The thesis also finds out what kind of person is most likely to be interested in doing volunteer work, i.e. what is his/hers age, occupation and country of living.
The report explains the theory behind the concept volunteer tourism, the voluntourist as well as explains two different motivation theories. The theory part also has data about the most searched and popular destinations when looking for a volunteering project as have been re-searched two years prior to this report.
A quantitative research was conducted with a questionnaire that consists of 15 questions. The questionnaire was handed out online in several Facebook groups that had both Finnish and international members. The questionnaire was answered by 52 persons. The questionnaire was active during February and March 2016.
In conclusion the research shows that the major part that answered the questionnaire and are interested in doing volunteer work were under 30-year-olds students. The results concerning popular destinations were in line with another research made two years earlier. These conclusions are that Asia is the most popular region where to do volunteer tourism, Africa the second popular and Europe the third.
The motivational factors are not so easily defined in this report, but the most important ‘push’ motivator, the thing that drives to volunteering is willingness to help. The most important ‘pull’ motivator, the thing that draws to a certain destinations was considered to be culture. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu | - |
dc.rights | All rights reserved | - |
dc.title | The motivational factors and popular destinations in volunteer tourism | en |
dc.type.ontasot | fi=AMK-opinnäytetyö|sv=YH-examensarbete|en=Bachelor's thesis| | |
dc.identifier.dscollection | 10024/440 | - |
dc.organization | Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu | - |
dc.contributor.organization | Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Volunteer tourism | - |
dc.subject.keyword | tourism motivators | - |
dc.subject.keyword | tourist | - |
dc.subject.keyword | destination | - |
dc.subject.degreeprogram | fi=Matkailu|sv=Turism|en=Tourism| | - |
dc.subject.discipline | Matkailun koulutusohjelma | - |