HOTREC Position Paper on "Coastal Tourism: challenges & opportunities"

  Under normal circumstances, coastal areas in Europe attract more than one-third of European tourism businesses -- generating almost 1 million jobs and €67.2 billion in turnover in 2017 (+25.7% compared to 2009) -- and are important for growth and jobs, in particular for young people (45% of workers between 16-35 years old). Nonetheless, coastal tourism businesses -- many of them being SMEs -- still face diverse challenges, namely: seasonality; sustainability; skills shortages; accessibility. Our position paper analyses these challenges and presents possible solutions to tackle them, including:

• Stimulate business performance
• Overcoming insularity
• Skills and innovation
• Improving accessibility
• Facilitating access to EU funding

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