Voluntourism Gal

Alexia Nestora runs the voluntourism blog VoluntourismGal where she encourages the sharing of best practices, provides research and monitors industry trends. Alexia previously ran the North American division of volunteer provider i-to-i.com, has consulted for numerous volunteer organizations and has recently helped with articles on voluntourism for Smart Money, CNN, Wall Street Journal and The Observer.

In addition to her influence in the voluntourism industry, Alexia is the founder of Lasso Communications a marketing firm specializing in the adventure travel market and a principal consultant for Travel Marketing Worldwide. Alexia has volunteered in Ecuador, South Africa, Thailand, Nepal, Costa Rica, New Zealand and Switzerland but her favorite place these days is at home with her husband, baby and horses in Colorado.