HOTREC Mission & Priorities

HOTREC represents the hotel, restaurant and café industry in Europe, i.e. the so-called hospitality industry, a main contributor to economic growth.

Tourism

The vast majority of tourism businesses are SMEs that largely contribute to maintaining Europe as the number 1 tourist destination in the world.

Food

The hospitality industry serves millions of meals to consumers every day. It is therefore a key player in the food chain.

Sustainability

The hospitality industry is committed since many years in contributing to the sustainability objectives of the EU.

Hotel classification

Hotelstars Union is a HOTREC initiative towards the harmonisation of criteria for hotel classification in Europe. It counts already 11 country members.

Hotrec & hospitality sector

WHAT IS HOTREC?

HOTREC is the Voice of Hotels, Restaurants, Cafés and similar establishments in Europe. We bring together 43 national associations representing the hospitality sector - which is composed mainly by SMEs - in 26 countries across Europe, from Portugal to Estonia and from Ireland to Cyprus.

HOTREC's Mission is to promote the interests of these enterprises vis-à-vis the European institutions. We continually monitor all EU policies that have an impact on the hospitality industry and bring the sector's interests and concerns across to EU decision-makers. Our aim is a legal environment which enables hotels, restaurants, and cafés to be competitive and therefore provide more jobs and growth to the European economy.

Latest press releases

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P.ICT.URISM project wins an EU bid to provide tailor-made ICT solutions for the tourism industry 21/12/2011

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Innovative, competitive and sustainable tourism should top EU policy makers' agenda, says European hospitality industry 7 November 2011

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Sustainability to be put at the fore front of the hospitality industry’s activities 28 October 2011

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Hotrec members

Publications & positions

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HOTREC reply to Commission green paper on audiovisual works

The European hospitality industry welcomes the Commission’s intention to take up the challenges of modern distribution channels for audiovisual content....

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HOTREC Working paper on Sustainability

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HOTREC remarks on Collective Rights Management - 6 key principles

The European hospitality industry considers that six basic principles should apply to all collective rights management organisations, at national or EU ...

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