Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to research social tourism within sustainable tourism approach and to produce proposals for Izmir on this issue. It is pointed out in this study that, nowadays, very diverse practices of social tourism policies in the world have the objective of increasing individual and social wellbeing and quality of life focusing on the social inclusion with more humanistic point of view for the people who can not participate in holidays because of their physical, financial and alike disadvantages. Following the theoretical part comprising the review of the resources about the studies of national and international organizations and the legal principles and implications of social tourism in different countries from the world including Turkey about the social tourism within the sustainable tourism approach; comes the practical part of the research. In this part of the study, the data gathered by semi-structured interviews with the representatives of the institutions concerned with social tourism mentioned in the related part of “Tourism Strategy of Turkey 2023, Action Plan 2007-2013” is analysed with Nvivo11 qualitative data analysis program and the results and suggestions are inferred with content analysis. Consequently, the study brings a sustainable perspective to social tourism in Izmir, contributes to the literature and brings concrete suggestions that may lead the representatives of the sector for the development of social tourism in Izmir with a sustainable approach. Keywords: Social Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Social Inclusion, Well-being, Quality of Life, Izmir.
Highlights
Social tourism, shown among the promising niche study areas in recent years and representing millions of people is at the core of the humane point of view to tourism (Belanger and Jolin, 2011: 481)
Social tourism is a human-focused type of tourism as a primary concern not profit-based, but it does not mean that people serving in supply part of social tourism can’t have profit
Common aim for structuring the social tourism should be to increase the awareness, socio-economical, socio-cultural and life-satisfaction levels of the society
Summary
Shown among the promising niche study areas in recent years and representing millions of people is at the core of the humane point of view to tourism (Belanger and Jolin, 2011: 481). The relationship of sustainable tourism with different types such as ecotourism, community-based tourism, responsible tourism, alternative tourism has been realized (Clifton and Benson, 2006; Medina, 2005; Carbone, 2005; Okazaki, 2008; Chok et al, 2007; Lane, 1994; Wall, 1997). All these concepts need a specific description and they continue to be a growing research area
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