Contents

Chapters in this book

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