Active tourism ( Sports and Adventure)
Activities for the organization of active tourism in Andalucia are a touristic service
Companies for the organization of these activities need to meet the following requisites:
1. - To have indemnity insurance to cover damages for users and third parties
2. - To submit a declaration of liability before the Tourism Registry in Andalucía
3.- To have the adequate personnel
Obligations of Companies for Active Tourism
1. - To keep environment protection and safety measures
2. - To prepare and to activate the necessary emergency and evacuation plans in case of accidents
3. - To revise and maintain in good state of use all the equipments and material according to current regulations
4. - To prevent determined people from practices which could be deemed dangerous to their circumstances
5.- To inform, advice and make the company of certain people
6.- To credit knowledge on life saving and first aid of the staff
7. -To make public all the measures taken for the safety of users
Equipment and material need to be approved by competent authorities.
Information for users need to be unequivocal, truthful, enough and understandable
Young people under 16 years old will need their parents’ previous and written authorization for the practice of active tourism activities
Parts I and II of this serie here
Cortijo Lagar de Luisa, El Borge, Málaga, Andalucía ( España) by TopRural at Flickr.com