The Problems of Protectionism and Measures to Reduce Obstacles to International Trade in Tourism Services (English version)

Abstract

The aims of this study have been defined in the following way: "to clarify the notion of protectionism used to refer to international trade in services and to tourism in particular; to identify policies and measures which might be described as protectionist in the field of international trade in tourism services; to collect information on such policies and measures; to make a concise assessment of these policies and measures on tourism from the point of view of States, the operational sector of tourism and consumers and to identify appropriate measures to be taken to reduce, if not eliminate, obstacles to international trade in tourism services caused by protectionism.