The Homa Files

Punchline: The European Union declares vacationing a right and subsidizes holidays for the underprivileged so that they can hit the beach … the tanning salon guys just can’t catch a break these days.

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Excerpted from WSJ: Cash for Tanners, April 23, 2010 

The European Union’s “social tourism” project advocates subsidized holidays for the underprivileged, saying that visiting foreign countries is a “right,” and one that could soon be financed by EU taxpayers.

This gives a whole new meaning to the concept of “paid vacation.”

The EU last year launched a project to identify and promote measures to help the needy to go on holiday.

The project specifically targets the disabled, poor families, senior citizens and “youth,” a group that in geriatric Europe includes people up to 30 years of age.

Cash for tanners is also being touted as good economic policy.

At an EU meeting last week, Spanish Tourism Minister Miguel Sebastian said tourism “should be an asset all citizens can enjoy, in particular those with physical disabilities or financially disadvantaged.”

Full article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704448304575195820988457124.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop

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