Format:
1 Online-Ressource (324 pages)
ISBN:
9781788112437
Series Statement:
Research Handbooks in Tourism Ser.
Content:
This thought-provoking Handbook considers the impact and challenges that social tourism has on people's lives, integrating case studies from around the world. Showcasing the latest research on the topic and its role in tackling the challenges of tourism development, chapters explore the opportunities presented by social tourism and illustrate the social imperative of tourism as a force for good.
Content:
Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Editors and contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Social Tourism -- PART I HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT -- 2. Social tourism in evolution, open to its socio-political environment -- 3. Going on holiday: an apprenticeship? -- PART II SOCIAL TOURISM IN CONTEXT -- 4. Social tourism in Latin America: regional initiatives -- 5. Economic benefits of social tourism: theoretical reflections and insights for management -- 6. The rights to tourism: reflections on social tourism and human rights -- 7. The social tourism programmes in Spain -- 8. Leveraging stakeholder perspectives in social tourism: 'large scale listening' for innovation -- PART III BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES -- 9. Mental health and social tourism: exploring the provider landscape -- 10. From welfare to wellness: European spas at the crossroads -- 11. Social tourism in the UK: the role of the voluntary sector as providers in a period of austerity -- 12. Nature for all? Public transport and accessibility to natural sites -- 13. Issues and relationships between ageing and holiday participation -- PART IV BENEFICIARIES: IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL TOURISM -- 14. Social tourism in later life -- 15. Social tourism to overcome social exclusion: towards a holistic understanding of accessibility and its users -- 16. Counterbalancing the effects of unemployment through social tourism -- 17. Empowering family self-efficacy through social tourism -- 18. Intergenerational holidays -- PART V NATIONAL CASE STUDIES -- 19. A social tourism lodging enterprise: the French case of VTF holiday villages -- 20. Social tourism practices and implementation in Finland -- 21. Social tourism in New Zealand: uncovering 'hidden' needs -- 22. A case study from Canada -- 23. Social tourism in China.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781788112420
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Handbook of social tourism Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020 ISBN 9781788112420
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781803924571
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1788112423
Language:
English
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