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Book SynopsisInterest in tourism with a social imperative is gaining momentum not only amongst policy makers, but also researchers and the academy. This thought-provoking and timely Handbook considers the impact and challenges that social tourism has on people's lives.
Integrating case studies from around the world, chapters showcase the latest research on social tourism and its potential role in tackling the challenges posed by modern, mass tourism development that can lead to sustainable alternatives and social equity in participation. Contributors explore tourism activities that are directed towards positive social and personal outcomes for people who would not be able to access leisure or holiday travel without such interventions and illustrate the social imperative of tourism as a force for good.
The Handbook of Social Tourism enables academics and students from various disciplines, as well as practitioners in the tourism sector, to obtain a more holistic understanding of this phenomenon and offers an enlightening and stimulating read.
Contributors include: C. Billen, N. Carr, J.D. Cisneros-Martinez, V. Cops, A. Diekmann, V. Eichhorn, A.E. Estrada-Gonzalez, C. Eusebio, A. Fernandez-Morales, J. Finniear, E. Herengodts, E. Hermans, P. Hunter Jones, L. Jolin, K.I. Kakoudakis, M. Kay Smith, R. Komppula, T. Kosar, J. Lima, S. McCabe, L. Minnaert, N. Morgan, B. Prideaux, S. Pyke, J. Pyke, G. Qiao, Y. Ram, A.C. Reyes Uribe, H. Schanzel, E. Schenkel, G. Shaw, L. Sie, E. Vento, M. Vilele de Almeida, M. Vincent, J. Wooton
Trade Review‘At least for this reviewer, this book has two unquestionable merits. On one hand, it gives a fresh snapshot of the problem of poverty and inequalities accelerated by modern consumption. On another, an all-encompassing diagnosis shaped by interdisciplinary research, which was conducted by worldly researchers, is generously offered as interplay between theory and practice.’ -- Maximiliano E Korstanje, Tourism Management
‘This Handbook brings together cutting-edge work that addresses experiences from around the globe and examines social tourism from many angles and at many levels. The Handbook of Social Tourism advances our understanding of the conceptualisation of social tourism and how it is applied in practice at various points around the world. The chapters in this book contribute to building an argument that social tourism advances not only social inclusion, social equity and social justice through the capacities of tourism and tourism stakeholders, but also wider sustainability in tourism. It is hard to find faults in this comprehensive and valuable work.’ -- Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, International Journal of Tourism Policy
Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Social Tourism 1 Anya Diekmann and Scott McCabe PART I HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT 2 Social tourism in evolution, open to its socio-political environment 13 Louis Jolin 3 Going on holiday: an apprenticeship? 23 Claire Billen PART II SOCIAL TOURISM IN CONTEXT 4 Social tourism in Latin America: regional initiatives 33 Erica Schenkel and Marcelo Vilela de Almeida 5 Economic benefits of social tourism: theoretical reflections and insights for management 43 Joana Lima and Celeste Eusébio 6 The rights to tourism: reflections on social tourism and human rights 59 Scott McCabe and Anya Diekmann 7 The social tourism programmes in Spain 72 José David Cisneros-Martínez and Antonio Fernández-Morales 8 Leveraging stakeholder perspectives in social tourism: ‘large scale listening’ for innovation 83 Lynn Minnaert PART III BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES 9 Mental health and social tourism: exploring the provider landscape 98 Philippa Hunter-Jones, Steve Flatt, Liz Crolley and Katie Neary 10 From welfare to wellness: European spas at the crossroads 108 Anya Diekmann, Melanie Kay Smith and Jean-Paul Ceron 11 Social tourism in the UK: the role of the voluntary sector as providers in a period of austerity 123 Gareth Shaw, Scott McCabe and Julie Wooler 12 Nature for all? Public transport and accessibility to natural sites 139 Yael Ram 13 Issues and relationships between ageing and holiday participation 151 Martin Vincent PART IV BENEFICIARIES: IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL TOURISM 14 Social tourism in later life 165 Nigel Morgan, Lintje Siehoyono Sie and Jocelyn Finniear 15 Social tourism to overcome social exclusion: towards a holistic understanding of accessibility and its users 177 Victoria Eichhorn 16 Counterbalancing the effects of unemployment through social tourism 195 Konstantinos I. Kakoudakis 17 Empowering family self-efficacy through social tourism 209 Tahira Kosar 18 Intergenerational holidays 221 Elke Hermans, Elien Herregodts and Veerle Cops PART V NATIONAL CASE STUDIES 19 A social tourism lodging enterprise: the French case of VTF holiday villages 233 Ana Cecilia Reyes Uribe 20 Social tourism practices and implementation in Finland 244 Elli Vento and Raija Komppula 21 Social tourism in New Zealand: uncovering ‘hidden’ needs 256 Neil Carr and Heike Schänzel 22 A case study from Canada 267 Joanne Pyke and Sarah Pyke 23 Social tourism in China 279 Guanghui Qiao and Bruce Prideaux 24 Travel experience and social tourism programmes in Mexico 290 Adriana E. Estrada-González Index 301
