Established in 1994

To secure and to develop contacts between sociologists of tourism throughout the world; to encourage the international dissemination and exchange of information on significant developments in the sociology of tourism and to promote the development of scientific activities throughout the world; to facilitate and promote international meetings, research and publications in the field of sociology of tourism.

Statutes

Co-Presidents
Bihu WU, Beijing University, P.R. China, wubihu.bes@gmail.com
Margaret SWAIN, University of California, Davis, USA, mbswain@ucdavis.edu
Vice-Presidents 

• For World Congress programme
  Hasso SPODE, Free University Berlin, Germany
  Jens Kr. Steen JACOBSEN,  Norwegian Centre for Transport Research, Norway
• For mid-term conference
  Honggen XIAO, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, P.R. China
  Scott MCCABE, Nottingham University, UK
  Elizabeth MATHEW, College of Social Sciences, India
• For Publications
  Shalini SINGH, Brock University, Canada
  Kevin MEETHAN, University of Plymouth,  UK

Secretary and Treasurer
Jan TE KLOEZE, Foundation WICE- DSL, The Netherlands, jan.tekloeze@wice-dsl.nl
Communications and Promotion Officer
Stephanie M. HOM , University of Oklahoma, USA, stephaniemaliahom@gmail.com

Past Boards

RC13 Sociology of Leisure
RC36 Alienation Theory and Research

RC50 Newsletter is published 2-3 times a year.
Autumn 2010
Spring-Summer 2010
Summer 2007

Dues: Regular member USD 60; discount USD 40; students: category A USD 20 and B-C USD 10.
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