Social Tourism in Europe : : Theory and Practice / / ed. by Anya Diekmann, Scott McCabe, Lynn Minnaert.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Adolph, Constanze,; Agarwal, Sheela,; Baumgartner, Christian,; Belanger, Charles,; Beuten, Kim,; Brown, Frances,; Caire, Gilles,; Diekmann, Anya,; Hall, Derek,; Hannam, Kevin,; Higgins-Desbiolles, Freya,; Hjalager, Anne-Mette,; Joldesma, Thea,; Kassa, Clare,; Kay, Tess,; Laura, Anna-Grazia,; MacMahon, Tom,; McCabe, Scott,; Minnaert, Lynn,; Schapmans, Marianne,; Shaw, Gareth,; Such, Elizabeth,; Zan, Paweł,
• HerausgeberIn: Diekmann, Anya,; McCabe, Scott,; Minnaert, Lynn,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 52
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)

This book, the first on social tourism in English, provides a comprehensive analysis of the various systems and practices in support of disadvantaged people's enjoyment of tourism. Combining theory and practice and a truly European perspective, this book provides an interdisciplinary approach to examine the concepts and contexts underpinning social tourism that will be a key reference point for students, practitioners and researchers. Theoretical perspectives on social tourism are assessed in the context of social inequality, sustainability, family diversity, mobility and the welfare society. The case studies cover public initiatives, charities and voluntary organisations, from a range of different countries including the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark and Poland, covering the diversity of systems and practices in Europe.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- Case Study 1: International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO, formerly BITS) -- 2. Defining Social Tourism and its Historical Context -- Case Study 2: Holiday Participation Centre (Steunpunt Vakantieparticipatie), Flanders, Belgium -- 3. Social Tourism Today: Stakeholders, and Supply and Demand Factors -- Case Study 3: Family Holiday Association, UK -- 4. Resisting the Hegemony of the Market: Reclaiming the Social Capacities of Tourism -- Case Study 4: Labour Market Holiday Fund (Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond), Denmark -- 5. Social Tourism and the Social Economy -- Case Study 5: Floreal (Joie et Vacances), Belgium -- 6. Mobilities and Social Exclusion: Towards a Research Agenda -- Case Study 6: The Sunshine Fund, Ireland -- 7. The Welfare Society and Tourism: European Perspectives -- Case Study 7: Polish Tourist Country-Lovers' Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK) -- 8. The Family Factor in Social Tourism -- Case Study 8: The Family Fund, UK -- 9. Disability, Representation and Access to Tourism -- Case Study 9: Cooperative Social Society (Consorzio Sociale, COIN), Italy -- 10. Social Tourism and Sustainability -- Case Study 10: European Union Federation of Youth Hostel Associations (EUFED) -- 11. Conclusions and Future Research Issues -- Index