Social Tourism in Europe : : Theory and Practice /

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

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 t...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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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

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