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AI is changing the landscape of international volunteering, introducing new opportunities and challenges for global civic engagement. AI technologies are transforming how international service initiatives are designed and delivered. While automation and data-driven platforms can boost efficiency, they also raise critical questions about human connection and the future relevance of traditional volunteering models. This evolving dynamic invites a deeper examination of AI's influence on the motivations, methods, and impacts of volunteering across borders. Impacts of AI on International Volunteering explores how AI can enhance international volunteering from a global perspective. This book considers how AI can support more authentic, culturally sensitive, and socially impactful volunteering promotion, particularly when linked to global citizenship education and sustainable development goals. Covering topics such as AI, globalization, and volunteering, this book is an excellent resource for researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers in the fields of tourism, marketing, international development, and digital technologies.

Ricardo Jorge Pacheco Coutinho is a guest lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), in Barcelos, Portugal, and President of the Board of the Círculo Vital Association. He holds a Master's degree in Tourism Management from IPCA and is currently pursuing a PhD in Tourism at the University of Vigo, Spain. His research focuses on the management of social and cultural institutions, sustainable tourism, and the influence of international volunteering on the image of tourist destinations. Ricardo has over 10 years of experience in managing international projects, coordinating teams, and training young people. His most recent publications address the impact of empathy and social connection in tourism and the importance of international volunteering for the image of tourist destinations. ORCID: 0009-0004-9970-1903

Bruno Sousa is an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Portugal and holds a PhD in Marketing and Strategy in Universidade do Minho, Portugal. Bruno Sousa is also Head of Masters Program - Tourism Management and Marketing Tourism (IPCA); CiTUR - Center for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation and UNIAG research member. He's teaching fields include marketing and strategy. His research areas include brand management and consumer behavior, strategy implementation, niche marketing, niche tourism and brand attachment. He has published in the Journal of Enterprising Communities, Tourism Management Perspectives, Current Issues in Tourism, Journal of Organizational Change Management, World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sust. Development, among others.