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1. Introduction
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Scott McCabe
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Figures ix
- Tables x
- Acknowledgements xi
- Contributors xii
- 1. Introduction 1
- Case Study 1: International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO, formerly BITS) 14
- 2. Defining Social Tourism and its Historical Context 18
- Case Study 2: Holiday Participation Centre (Steunpunt Vakantieparticipatie), Flanders, Belgium 31
- 3. Social Tourism Today: Stakeholders, and Supply and Demand Factors 35
- Case Study 3: Family Holiday Association, UK 48
- 4. Resisting the Hegemony of the Market: Reclaiming the Social Capacities of Tourism 53
- Case Study 4: Labour Market Holiday Fund (Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond), Denmark 69
- 5. Social Tourism and the Social Economy 73
- Case Study 5: Floreal (Joie et Vacances), Belgium 89
- 6. Mobilities and Social Exclusion: Towards a Research Agenda 92
- Case Study 6: The Sunshine Fund, Ireland 104
- 7. The Welfare Society and Tourism: European Perspectives 108
- Case Study 7: Polish Tourist Country-Lovers’ Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK) 122
- 8. The Family Factor in Social Tourism 126
- Case Study 8: The Family Fund, UK 142
- 9. Disability, Representation and Access to Tourism 145
- Case Study 9: Cooperative Social Society (Consorzio Sociale, COIN), Italy 163
- 10. Social Tourism and Sustainability 166
- Case Study 10: European Union Federation of Youth Hostel Associations (EUFED) 178
- 11. Conclusions and Future Research Issues 184
- Index 198
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Figures ix
- Tables x
- Acknowledgements xi
- Contributors xii
- 1. Introduction 1
- Case Study 1: International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO, formerly BITS) 14
- 2. Defining Social Tourism and its Historical Context 18
- Case Study 2: Holiday Participation Centre (Steunpunt Vakantieparticipatie), Flanders, Belgium 31
- 3. Social Tourism Today: Stakeholders, and Supply and Demand Factors 35
- Case Study 3: Family Holiday Association, UK 48
- 4. Resisting the Hegemony of the Market: Reclaiming the Social Capacities of Tourism 53
- Case Study 4: Labour Market Holiday Fund (Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond), Denmark 69
- 5. Social Tourism and the Social Economy 73
- Case Study 5: Floreal (Joie et Vacances), Belgium 89
- 6. Mobilities and Social Exclusion: Towards a Research Agenda 92
- Case Study 6: The Sunshine Fund, Ireland 104
- 7. The Welfare Society and Tourism: European Perspectives 108
- Case Study 7: Polish Tourist Country-Lovers’ Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK) 122
- 8. The Family Factor in Social Tourism 126
- Case Study 8: The Family Fund, UK 142
- 9. Disability, Representation and Access to Tourism 145
- Case Study 9: Cooperative Social Society (Consorzio Sociale, COIN), Italy 163
- 10. Social Tourism and Sustainability 166
- Case Study 10: European Union Federation of Youth Hostel Associations (EUFED) 178
- 11. Conclusions and Future Research Issues 184
- Index 198
