Leading within crisis: Business war volunteer tourism

Chelsea Gill; Amy L Kenworthy

Leading within crisis: Business war volunteer tourism

Bond Business School

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Abstract

War volunteer tourism is a recently conceptualized category of tourism encompassing both combat and non-combat volunteers who travel with the aim of visiting active war zones (Simpson & Schuler Scott, 2023). The catalyst for this emerging research stream is the tens of thousands of people who travelled to Ukraine from around the world following Russia’s missile and artillery attacks starting on February 24, 2022. The estimates, for war volunteer tourism, within this war alone, are that approximately 20,000 people from over 50 countries around the world travelled to Ukraine to volunteer within the first months of the war (Stein, 2023).

Original language	English
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Unpublished - Feb 2025
Event	CAUTHE 2025 conference: Transforming tomorrow: Leveraging opportunities to create change in tourism, hospitality and events - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Duration: 10 Feb 2025 → 13 Feb 2025 Conference number: 35 https://leishman.eventsair.com/cauthe-2025-conference/

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Conference	CAUTHE 2025 conference
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	10/02/25 → 13/02/25
Other	The 35th Annual Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference, was held in Meanjin (Brisbane) from 10-13 February 2025. The CAUTHE 2025 Conference was hosted by The University of Queensland, one of Australia’s leading universities; steeped in heritage while looking to create generational change. The green and gold runway of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games provided an exciting transformational opportunity for a host city and nation. The conference theme reflected the opportunities such events have as catalysts for generational transformation: for the host city, and for the tourism, hospitality, and events sectors across Australasia. CAUTHE 2025 brought together prominent industry leaders, researchers, and professionals to discuss the notion of generational transformation. Through presentations, panels, and interactive discussions, key insights were provided on how the sector can actively leverage opportunities to create a more diverse, inclusive, and sustainable future.
Internet address	https://leishman.eventsair.com/cauthe-2025-conference/

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