Tourism is also a factor in democracy and political stability because tourists with no intention of being bound by any all-inclusive package see a country open up before them; because tourism is enriching and is educational in a way that, as everyone knows, undermines dictatorship; because tourism can establish ethical rules, particularly regarding child labour; and because the idea of fair tourism, which in fact constitutes a form of dissuasion, is beginning to make itself felt in our part of the world.

9. it is important to promote the ethical dimension of tourism, in particular with regard to the introduction of instruments to fight against all forms of exploitation of women and children, and to tourism as an instrument to fight against poverty in developing countries, and to foster initiatives to increase awareness from the tourism industry, public authorities and civil society, of the importance of these issues;

14.30 16.30 The tourism industry's commitment to combating child sex tourism: significance in terms of the attention devoted to questions of applied ethics and the contribution to considerations of business ethics

Our work therefore focuses on three key issues: creating greater prosperity through creating jobs in tourism, protecting and improving the quality of European tourist destinations, and encouraging ethically responsible tourism within and beyond Europe by supporting activities designed to combat child sex tourism.

3. Research on the social and economic aspects of environmental issues: Incorporation of environmental parameters in economic methodology, cost/benefit analyses, development of environment quality indicators, environmental ethics, environmental impact of tourism, etc. 4. Technological and natural risks: Projects addressing vast transnational problems calling for an interdisciplinary approach, such as seismic and meteorological hazards, forest fires, technological hazards, desertification in the Mediterranean region, etc. The appropriation for the programme is ECU 414 million (ECU 150 million is earmarked for the part of the programme und ...[+++]ertaken by the Joint Research Centre).

Two years ago, the Minister of Cuban Tourism, Manuel Marrero Cruz, presented a code of ethics for employees in the tourism sector who were in contact with foreigners.