Social Tourism

Arthur Frommer offers up a suggestion:

7) Unlike many of the European nations that encourage what is called “social tourism” (tourism by the poor), we in the U.S. have tolerated a complete absence of policies easing travel and vacations by the poor, a lack of admission discounts for low-income people, a failure to permit poor people to make at least one free use of Amtrak each year for vacation purposes or to enjoy free admission to the national parks or publicly-owned museums. Persons in poverty should be enabled to enjoy the mental and physical respites that might enable them to overcome their poverty.

What we can do about it: An educational program is badly needed that will alert our population that we have failed to devote any consideration or discussion to social tourism in the United States

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