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The International Social Tourism Organisation is an international non-profit association, whose aim is to promote access to tourism for all, and more particularly for low-income population groups.

With its worldwide network of members, the ISTO is nowadays considered the true world organization of social tourism.

ISTO members include associations, trade unions, cooperatives, private organizations, as well as public authorities in charge of tourism.

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	16/04/2013 STEEP project: events invitations ISTO, together with a consortium of six organisations, has been mandated by the European Commission to develop a web platform, www.ecalypso.eu, STEEP. Within the project three main events have been organized to promote the platform. Please confirm your attendance by replying to steep@oits-isto.org. Read more
	28/03/2013 Cooperation agreement ISTO - EARTH EARTH is a European network promoting responsible and sustainable tourism in Europe. The collaboration with ISTO is based on the common values such as their involvement into the soci... Read more
	02/11/2012 World Social Tourism Conference 2012 - Essaouira The International social tourism organisation held its congress in Essaouira (Morocco) on 16-19 October on the topic of “Social tourism: a vision that benefits all citizens”. This confere... Read more
	12/10/2012 30th anniversary of ANCV On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the National Agency for Holiday Vouchers (ANCV) conducts a tour of France with 17 regional meetings organized with partners. Culminating in a national conferen... Read more
	11/07/2012 New partner agreement with SEGITTUR SEGITTUR – la Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas – and ISTO have recently signed a cooperation agreement aiming to promote the Europe Senior Tourism Progra... Read more
	24/05/2012 Alliance International conference: social tourism in the world Social tourism has very different meanings in different countries. Accordingly, systems as well as beneficiaries vary strongly from one country to the other. In many countries, societal changes and ch... Read more
	30/03/2012 First European Travel Experience - FETE The European Commission’s Calypso Preparatory Action opens up travel for underprivileged groups and -at the same time-boosts local economies and employment opportunities. At the end of 2011 the Commi... Read more
	16/03/2012 ISTO and partners obtain Calypso Web Platform Project The International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) and its partners have been chosen by the European Commission to promote social tourism in Europe through the development of a Calypso Web platfo... Read more
	05/12/2011 6th European Forum in Malta! The 6th European Social Tourism Forum themed « Social Tourism in the EU: a new dynamic? Various stakeholders for active partnerships » took place last November 23rd to 26th 2011 in Malta. Read more
	24-27/08/2011 Social Tourism in the Americas Meeting “Tourism and Inclusion: Towards a humanist and social vision of tourism in the Americas” The Social Tourism in the Americas Meeting, which will be held from August 24th to 27th 2011, is ... Read more
	09/06/2011 Publication of the first ISTO Network Directory The first Directory of the International Social Tourism Organisations’ Network of Local and Regional Authorities (ISTO) has been presented during the plenary meeting of the Network which was held on M... Read more
	01/08/2012 Social Tourism in Europe Dr Scott McCabe of the University of Nottingham, together with Dr Lynn Minnaert of the University of Surrey and Dr Anya Diekmann of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, have published ‘Social Tourism in... Read more

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