ASF Tourism Governance & Policy · TOUR-POL-06

Governance & Board Structure

Part of the ASF Tourism Governance & Policies set. Adapted from ASF-POL-42 (institutional Governance and Board Charter), run as ASF Tourism’s own instance of the same structure — not shared decision-making with ASF’s healthcare accreditation work.

1. A separate board, the same structure

ASF Tourism is accountable to its own Tourism Board — the body that holds final authority over the Standard, accreditation decisions, and this policy set. It is built on the same charter principles as ASF’s healthcare Council (minimum membership, declared-conflict screening, fixed terms), and may share individual members where that person’s expertise genuinely applies to both — but it convenes, records minutes, and decides Tourism matters separately. A healthcare accreditation decision never passes through the Tourism Board, and a Tourism decision never passes through ASF’s healthcare Council.

2. What the Board holds authority over

Developing and approving the ASF Tourism Standard and every criterion in it
Making, or delegating to a Tourism accreditation review, the decision on whether a facility is accredited
Approving every policy in this set and ensuring it is followed
Appointing and renewing Surveyors, Coordinators, and Monitors for Tourism work specifically

3. Legal footing

ASF Tourism operates under Accréditation Sans Frontières, the French association (Loi du 1 juillet 1901) declared to the Préfecture de Police de Paris on 18/06/2020, registered RNA W751257030, SIRET 88807681700012. Tourism is a distinct programme within that single legal entity, not a separate company — the same honest framing used throughout this site.

4. Board member orientation

A new Tourism Board member completes an orientation on the Standard, the firewall between standard-writing and accreditation decisions (TOUR-POL-02), the Conflict of Interest policy (TOUR-POL-01), and confidentiality obligations, before taking part in a first decision.

5. Separation from ASF’s other products

ASF’s ISO 9001 Ready documentation packs are a separate, purchasable product line — standardised templates helping any facility prepare for ISO certification issued by an unrelated ISO certification body. They are not bespoke advice and never a precondition or shortcut for ASF Tourism accreditation. No individual who has advised a facility through ISO Ready then serves as that facility’s Surveyor, Coordinator, or Monitor, or takes part in its accreditation decision.