European Committee for Standardization - CEN and European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization - CENELEC, together with their full and associate members, are conducting the campaign #holidayswithstandards and want to highlight the role and importance of standards in all spheres of life.

 

Over the past few decades, there has been major advances in tourism, which has become one of the largest and fastest growing economic sectors in the world. There is an increasing number of interesting destinations around the world and investments in tourism, turning it into a key driver of socio-economic progress through the creation of new jobs and enterprises, export growth and infrastructure development. Also, the number of tourists is increasing every year - from 25 million as recorded in 1950 to 1186 million in 2015.

 

Have you ever wondered if there are standards that would ensure that all of us are safe and protected when using different types of travel services while enjoying our free time?

 

By clicking on the following links, you can see which standards in the field of tourism have been adopted by the European Standards Organizations CEN and CENELEC (EN standards in the field of tourism), and which have been adopted by the International Organization for Standardization ISO (ISO standards in the field of tourism). 

 

The following standards have been adopted in BiH standardization system:

 

BAS EN ISO 18513: 2011, Tourist services - Hotels and other types of tourism accommodation – Terminology

BAS EN 13809: 2011, Tourist services - Travel agencies and tour operators – Terminology

BAS EN 14804: 2011, Language study tour providers – Requirements

BAS EN 15565: 2011, Tourism services - Requirements for the provision of professional tourist guide training and qualification programs.