Social tourism for low-income families: challenges and practical implications in pursuing social innovation.

Abstract

Abstract This chapter discusses the importance of social tourism programmes for low-income families and presents an analysis of the Portuguese situation. Concretely, the chapter presents an analysis of the visions of a sample of Portuguese families regarding this kind of offer and ends with a discussion regarding guidelines that social tourism programmes for families should follow in order to combine the maximization of its benefits and its attractiveness as a tourism product.