The legal rules applicable to the tourism sector are consolidated in the Tourism Code.
Tourism was covered by three major successive and complementary legislative acts
codified in the Tourism Code in 1987 and 1992. Other legislative provisions have since
amended the legal framework for tourism activities, in particular the Act of 22 July 2009,
which recognises the economic interest grouping Atout France as the central government’s
sole operator in the field of tourism, entrusting it with tasks in the public interest. This law
also covers the development and distribution of holiday vouchers in SMEs