Why a database on tourism legislation?
In recent years, tourism legislation has gained recognition as a legal discipline known as "Tourism Law" and as an essential policy instrument for achieving responsible, sustainable, and accessible tourism for all.
Within this sector, there has been significant growth in bilateral and regional agreements, national and subnational legislation, other international secondary legislation instruments, as well as jurisprudence.
Furthermore, Tourism Law is a complex legal discipline for several reasons:
Interdisciplinary Nature: Tourism Law is an interdisciplinary field composed of a cross-section of public and private rules and principles derived from administrative law, consumer law, commercial law, civil law, tax law, and labor law.
Applicable Regulations: Tourism activities are subject not only to regulations directly related to tourism but also to regulations promulgated for other areas (e.g., environmental regulations, conservation of cultural and historical heritage, or infrastructure development).
International Fragmentation: Tourism Law is highly fragmented internationally, and there are significant disparities in the legal and regulatory frameworks of the sector from one country to another.
In this context, the Turismo Lex database offers a range of services that allow for the collection, categorization, and systematization of tourism legislation, both currently in force and under development, in the LAC region. Its primary goals are to make this legislation more accessible to the general public and to promote the study and analysis of tourism legislation by interested tourism stakeholders, with the aim of contributing to progressive harmonization of related legal matters and common interests regionally.
