Tourism Law in Europe

5 enshrined in the Slovenian Constitution in 2016 and follows the principle of sustainable tourism development. The administrative requirements for performing the activities of organising and selling tourist packages and linked travel arrangements are laid down in Promotion of Tourism Development Act, which requires tourist agencies to obtain a licence to perform these activities. Licences are granted by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, which also maintains an online register of such licenses granted. For travel organisers and facilitators of linked travel arrangements based in other EU Member States, the principle of mutual recognition applies both in respect of licensing and providing insolvency protection. The organiser of package travel must provide each organised group with a route leader who accompanies the participants of the package travel and provides them with practical local information and organisational and technical services throughout the travel, ensuring that the program is implemented as stated in the promotional material. If the tourist package or a related travel arrangement includes tourist guidance, the tourist guide may also provide the service of a route leader. Whereas route leader is a deregulated profession, the law requires tourist guides to pass an official examination and register as a tourist guide in the register maintained by the ministry. Municipalities may prescribe a tourist guide programme for specific areas, which includes special knowledge. Furthermore, Mountain Guides Act 13 of 1999 prescribes the qualifications, the training programme and the conditions for practicing the profession of a mountain guide. The list of licenced mountain guides is kept by the Slovenian Mountain Guides Association (Slo. “ Združenje gorskih vodnikov Slovenije ”). 2.4. Tourist Fees The Promotion of Tourism Development Act Regulates the tourist fees and promotional fees, which must be paid by users of accommodation services in Slovenia together with payment for these services. The tourist fee is collected locally and is a direct income of the municipal budged dedicated for local tourism development, such as construction of 13 “Zakon o gorskih vodnikih”, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 69/99 with subsequent amendments.