The first article from TIME.com was related with adventure tourism. Volunteer tourism is a sort of adventure tourism. This article was about a man was killed by a shark when he was participating shark watching. This article didn’t show any court case, but it discussed controversial points about participating high-risk activities. First point was whether the participant knew the risk or not. The second point was whether or not the tour operator spelled out the risk on the contract. The third point was the location. Depending on these points, federal or state law will apply the case. On the last part, this article suggested that participant should not think the tour operator provide the same safety standard in foreign countries with the US to protect them selves from danger.
The second article was named “the volunteer sports coach”, and showed some court cases related with coaching sports and the duty of sports coach. In Jarreau v. Orleans Parish School Board, 600 So. 2d 1389 (La. App. 1992), the court stated coaches should not expect to diagnose the extent of the player’s injury. And, in Halper v. Vayo, 568 N.E.2d 914 (Ill. App. Ct. 1991), the court stated a coach has a liability for moving a player who had sustained a serious player. These statements were about what coaches should or should not do when players injured. In Niemczyk v. Burleson, 538 S.W.2d 737 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976), the court listed material factors as a negligence standard. There is some statutory immunity for volunteer coaches, but the article said the important thing was we should not forget we volunteer for children, not for ourselves. If we tried to get self-satisfaction, it would be easily to see ourselves as defendants in a lawsuit.
The last article was about studying abroad. According to the article, the number of students who study abroad has been increasing. Also, the number of students who were involved crimes in foreign countries has been increasing. However, there is no federal standard of liability that would hold colleges accountable when the unthinkable occurs.
In my business plan, my target market is collage student. They are participant of my package tour to abroad, but at the same time, they are volunteer coaches to coach sports to children in foreign countries. There is no high-risk activity in my service, but it is better to provide the same quality of safety standard in foreign countries to protect my business from being sued. Also I want to teach what the participants should act as sports coaches prior to the tour. Finally, I want to express how I can protect the student from crime and what we liable for.
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