Articles of category "International Bureau of Social Tourism"

While the cultural, social, economic and political dimensions of tourism have been already set in the Vienna Charter, the World Tourism Organization has confirmed in its Manila Declaration the mission and objectives of social tourism, which can be defined as following: to make tourist leisure accessible to the majority, including youth, families and elderly people, by providing an exceptional economic opportunity. The concept of social tourism then covers all these topics and more.

According to Manila Declaration of the World Tourism Organization, social tourism is the aim that must be pursued by the society for citizens who have no access to the right to rest and relaxation. The Bureau International du Tourisme Social, known by its acronym BITS, was established to promote the right to holidays, leisure and tourism. One of its prime postulates is Tourism for All, realized by professor at the Department of Urban Studies and Tourism, Louis Jolin.