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Democratic Tourism

Bechmann Pedersen, Sune LU orcid and Anttila, Anu-Hanna (2022) p.1-73
Abstract
The introduction of paid holidays during the interwar years democratized travel and laid the foundation for modern mass tourism. In European democracies, the right to paid leave found supporters from across the political spectrum who viewed it a means to improve the health of the labor force, increase industrial output, and safeguard family values. Workers also gained new leisure opportunities in countries without a state regulated right to paid holidays. Moral entrepreneurs debated how to combat idleness and ensure workers use their new leisure time in productive ways. Social tourism subsidized by the state or NGOs, and catering to those disadvantaged by poverty or poor health thus tended to involve education and moral guidance. The... (More)
The introduction of paid holidays during the interwar years democratized travel and laid the foundation for modern mass tourism. In European democracies, the right to paid leave found supporters from across the political spectrum who viewed it a means to improve the health of the labor force, increase industrial output, and safeguard family values. Workers also gained new leisure opportunities in countries without a state regulated right to paid holidays. Moral entrepreneurs debated how to combat idleness and ensure workers use their new leisure time in productive ways. Social tourism subsidized by the state or NGOs, and catering to those disadvantaged by poverty or poor health thus tended to involve education and moral guidance. The sustained postwar economic growth experienced by liberal democracies largely made this form of tourism obsolete because workers could afford commercial package tours meeting consumerist holiday ideals. (Less)
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social tourism, paid holidays, state regulation, moral entrepreneurs, mass tourism
host publication
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Tourism and Travel
editor
Zuelow, Eric and James, Kevin J.
pages
1 - 73
publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780190889555
9780190889586
DOI
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190889555.013.19
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English
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  booktitle    = {{The Oxford Handbook of the History of Tourism and Travel}},
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  title        = {{Democratic Tourism}},
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