Organized by the International Social Tourism Organization (ISTO) and local partners in various regions of the world every two years, the World Social Tourism Congress will be held in South America for the first time in its 26 years.
Organized jointly with SESC, the oldest member of ISTO in the Americas, the theme of the 2014 Congress will be Tourism Based on Development: Unity in Diversity and proposes a broad dialog on strategies for comprehensive development of its participants and the fight against poverty, exploitation, discrimination and inequality, discussing the similarities and idiosyncrasies in its different forms of tourism (social, solidarity, community and accessible tourism).
