Local Fair Trade in France: The Fair Tourism Label

The Association pour le Tourisme Equitable et Solidaire  (Association for Fair and Solidarity Tourism) is a French network of organisations and specialists in fair and solidarity tourism. Created in 2006, it brings together tour operators, relay operators and associate members, all committed to making travel a lever for development and international solidarity.

Historically reserved for tour operators, and launched at the beginning of 2020 to tourism stakeholders in France, the ‘Label Tourisme Equitable’ (Fair Tourism label) is now accessible without prior membership of the ATES to professionals committed to an ethical, responsible and solidarity-based approach who wish to enhance their offer of holidays, activities or accommodation. It is aimed at specialised and general tour operators who wish to have all or part of their offer labelled, and at tourist reception facilities in France (accommodation, leisure sites, cultural sites, activity providers, events, restaurants, incoming agencies in France...).

Through nearly 50 criteria, the label guarantees fair management of purchases and partnerships, an activity that preserves the environment and natural resources, democratic and fair management of the organisation, an activity rooted in its territory and beneficial to the inhabitants.

https://www.tourismesolidaire.org/

Read more about ‘Local fair trade in Belgium and Europe’ in the study of the Trade for Development Centre (Enabel): https://www.tdc-enabel.be/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Local-Fair-Trade-in-Belgium-and-Europe.pdf

In French: https://usercontent.one/wp/www.tdc-enabel.be/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Le-commerce-equitable-belge-et-europeen.pdf?media=1639485290