Social Tourism -Article Reaction Paper

Acta Economica Et Turistica, 2015

Social tourism is in some specific forms older than the tourist industry as we know it in the modern period of its development. In its modern form is a child of the modern industrial society. Many elements of the modern tourist development meant progress because of the strongly marked social component, and some areas have begun to develop markedly after a “social tourism” have been developed in them. The modern tourism and modern social tourism in some countries, particularly high-income countries harmoniously complement and contribute to the economies of their countries. On the other hand, as the dominant economic activity, help the social and personal development members of the social classes whose financial status is very sensitive, and sometimes even threatening.

Social Tourism is a public policy, involving the government, industry professionals and the society, which deserve special attention due to their particularities. This is a post Industrial Revolution tourist segmentation, where the workers benefit from features such as paid vacation and the right to rest weekly, thing which enables the enjoyment of leisure. The Ministry of Tourism in Brazil defines Social Tourism as "a mode which seeks a way to lead and engage in tourism activities promoting equality of opportunity, fairness, the solidarity and the exercise of citizenship in the context of inclusion". The democratization of access to tourism is an important topic discussed in Brazil, which will soon host two of the most major sporting events on the planet - the World Cup (2014) and the Olympic Games (2016), in addition to this, tourism activity is in full ascension. Within the academic universe it is also important to hold discussions pertinent to the subject, because this subject is not given enough importance at graduation and teacher training, but is present in everyday life in schools and professional environments. In this way tourism training and social innovation was developed with the objective of involving 40 teachers from the hospitality and leisure hub of the Paula Souza Center, for a new market reality that aims to innovation in Social Tourism. Therefore, in this way the teacher becomes a local transformer agent within their educational unit. The methodology used was formative, where during the six thematic meetings throughout the year of 2013, each participant could experience practical experiences on tourism and social innovation. The meetings took place in spaces that develop social tourism, and because the training was published, an e-book featuring articles relating to practical work was developed by teachers in their educational units.

Cactus Tourism Journal, 12/2012; 3(2/2012):7-16

Social tourism is a particular form of tourism practiced by social groups with limited income and oriented to their cognitive, cultural and recreational needs. Concretely, the term "Social tourism" is based on tourism services offer a low price. These holidays may be accompanied or educational services and/or therapeutic benefit services. They may also be specially built camps for use by persons with disabilities. On the other hand, social tourism can refer to highlighting of tourist sites and natural heritage, cultural, artistic, historical or geographically isolated areas less known, thus pursuing economic boost through the development of poor areas tourism impact on local communities. This paper proposes to identify which are and on what does social tourism programs in Romania. The paper is structured as follows: introduction to the social tourism in Romania, social tourism programs, tourism indicators and conclusions.

Tourism Culture &# 38; …, 2006

Abstract: Although social tourism has been seen in a number of countries as having potential to counter social exclusion, formulating a definition for the term is difficult. "Social tourism" is used to describe a variety of initiatives for a variety of different social groups. These range from holidays for children from low-income backgrounds, through improving accessibility in hotels, to offering ecological holidays. This article discusses the definitions of "social tourism," distinguishing host-related and visitor-related forms, and aims to clarify its potential value in combating social exclusion. It does so by examining the ethical values underlying the way social tourism is defined and suggesting a theoretical framework for the effects of social tourism. Some ethical views of society place an a priori moral duty on the stronger strata to support the weaker. Others do not judge the support of the weaker strata as an a priori dominant ethical principle, and judge the welfare of the state by the opportunity of all its strata. Ethical positions that see stronger strata as having a moral duty to support the weaker are more likely to be supportive toward both host-related and visitor-related social tourism. Those that do not will probably support host-related social tourism, but will support visitor-related social tourism, if publicly funded, only if it can demonstrate benefits for the whole of society. In Western liberal democracies where this is a prevailing view, visitor-related social tourism might justify public expenditure as a potential tool to combat social exclusion. It can be seen as a merit good if it improves excluded peoples' handicapping characteristics, through, for example, beneficial effects in health, self-esteem, and improvement of family relationships. However, there is little research to test its effectiveness in achieving these outcomes. Further research is required to evaluate whether social tourism can have a significant role in combating social exclusion, and thus justify support from public expenditure.

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Objectives | The purpose of this work is to review the scientific literature (journal articles) that analyses social tourism, with the objective of identifying the evolution of the concept, the methodologies adopted and the main results of the empirical work in this field. The review of literature undertaken provides an analysis of the evolution of published research and also permits the identification of future research pathways. Methodology | This paper reviews scientific literature, emphasizing the empirical studies, on social tourism. To undertake this objective, electronic searches were conducted using the specialist research database SCOPUS. During one day of December 2016, the searches were performed using the term "social tourism", as keyword. This keyword was searched on "Title, Abstract and Keywords", in the all the available scientific areas. Results were then restricted to "Articles" or "Articles in press", using as only source "Journals". The period covered was from 1960 to 2016, the widest permitted by the SCOPUS.

International Journal of Tourism Management, 1981

Social Tourism in Europe: …, 2011

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2018

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