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phenomenon of travelers and farms who have

joined the, ―Willing Workers on Organic

Farms,‘ global labour exchange movement.

This is an example of mass tourism meeting

idealism. Such a phenomenon is seen in the

context of ecotourism, volunteer tourism and

farm tourism. The challenges facing the

hosting communities and the visiting

‗workers‘ are plentiful. These travelers want to

have more engaging experiences, to seek the

authentic and ethical, freedom and flexibility

but still their travels are short-termed and

commodified. It creates, in Foucaldian

terminology, heterotopias, where these sites

are spaces of differences and conflicts.

Compromises are nonetheless found, where

hosts and tourists, interact and negotiate with

each other. It is debatable if the compromises

are satisfactory but it is an important part of

the maturing process in a sustainable tourism

phenomenon.

In another article, which reviewed the case of

a fast growing tourist destination on the coast

of Belize, Wells et al. (2014) critically

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