Tourism Law in Europe

26 because the development and implementation of measures to support tourism have become of even greater importance. Numerous legal texts have seen the light of day, a fact that requires, first of all, the codification of administrative tourism law, following the creation of a tourism law code based on tourism Law No. 2160/1993. In the present writer’s opinion, the creation of an appropriate tourism regulation and an independent legal branch must be accomplished in a manner analogous to the principled distinction between public law and private law. Bearing in mind the financial and social benefits that stem from tourism, this activity must be supported by concrete, definite and precise rules of law, which aim to provide tourists with a reception, information and protection framework to confront the financial abuse on the part of the strongest counterparties 31 and the authoritative practices of profiteering. It is necessary for the Greek legislator to sum up the provisions already included in other codes or written sources, which aim to balance the relationships among the various actors that intervene in tourism activities, so as to render tourism law more accessible and comprehensible to tourist-consumers and professionals alike. In the context of this effort to create a Tourism Code in Greece, and taking into account that France is the first country to adopt a Tourism Code ( Code du Tourisme ), the latter could set an example by exporting its expertise in the field. 31 Boulanger, F. (1996). Tourisme et loisirs dans les droits privés européens [Tourism and leisure in european private law of member states]. éditions Economica, p. 6.