	Law-ref.org	Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe - Final Act - Helsinki 1975

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The participating States,

Aware of the contribution made by international tourism to the development of mutual understanding among peoples, to increased knowledge of other countries' achievements in various fields, as well as to economic, social and cultural progress,

Recognizing the interrelationship between the development of tourism and measures taken in other areas of economic activity,

express their intention to encourage increased tourism on both an individual and group basis in particular by:

encouraging the improvement of the tourist infrastructure and co-operation in this field;
encouraging the carrying out of joint tourist projects including technical co-operation, particularly where this is suggested by territorial proximity and the convergence of tourist interests;
encouraging the exchange of information, including relevant laws and regulations, studies, data and documentation relating to tourism, and by improving statistics with a view to facilitating their comparability;
dealing in a positive spirit with questions connected with the allocation of financial means for tourist travel abroad, having regard to their economic possibilities, as well as with those connected with the formalities required for such travel, taking into account other provisions on tourism adopted by the Conference;
facilitating the activities of foreign travel agencies and passenger transport companies in the promotion of international tourism;
encouraging tourism outside the high season;
examining the possibilities of exchanging specialists and students in the field of tourism, with a view to improving their qualifications;
promoting conferences and symposia on the planning and development of tourism;

consider it desirable to carry out in the appropriate international framework, and with the co-operation of the relevant national bodies, detailed studies on tourism, in particular:

a comparative study on the status and activities of travel agencies as well as on ways and means of achieving better co- operation among them;
a study of the problems raised by the seasonal concentration of vacations, with the ultimate objective of encouraging tourism outside peak periods;
studies of the problems arising in areas where tourism has injured the environment;

consider also that interested parties might wish to study the following questions:

will endeavour, where possible, to ensure that the development of tourism does not injure the environment and the artistic, historic and cultural heritage in their respective countries;

will pursue their co-operation in the field of tourism bilaterally and multilaterally with a view to attaining the above objectives.

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