Tourism and Transparency: Navigating Ethical Risks in Volunteerism with Fair Trade Learning Eric Hartman, Cody Morris Paris and Brandon Blache-Cohen 1 Eric Hartman PhD is a visiting Assistant Professor from Providence College, Rhode Island, USA. Cody Morris Paris PhD is a senior lecturer in International Development Studies from Middlesex University, Dubai; and a Senior Research Fellow from the School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Brandon Blache-Cohen 2 is an executive director of Amizade Global Service-Learning, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Abstract The international volunteer and academic service-learning market is expanding rapidly, despite critics’ assertions regarding the dangers of development amateurism. We provide a framing of growth and concerns in the sector, along with an explanation of emerging best practices. We elucidate through four cases – two that illuminate extremes in partnership potential and two African cases that illustrate the challenges involved in implementing an ideal partnership type termed Fair Trade Learning (FTL). We conclude with a call for increased transparency in the international volunteer sector. We offer this article as an initial consideration of a current change process that is integrating increasing community voice, economic power and iterative feedback in international service programming.