Bled Strategic Forum 2021: the future of European tourism

On 1 September 2021, the Bled Strategic Forum took place in Slovenia: a well-known tourism-focused event that every year gathers international experts.

This year’s tourism panel discussed “What will the future bring?” for the industry across Europe. Amongst the panellists, high-level personalists were present, including Mr. Zdravko Počivalšek, Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Slovenia; Ms. Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for the Internal Market at the European Commission; Prof. Alessandra Priante, Director of Regional Department for Europe at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), and Luis Araújo, Director of the Portugal National Tourist Board and President of the European Travel Commission (ETC).

HOTREC Director-General, Marie Audren, addressed the audience at a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities of European tourism: the possibility for companies to have access to funding for as long as needed; the need to train the workforce in the sector and the necessity of building a more sustainable and digital hospitality sector for the future were key messages passed on behalf of the hospitality sector.

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08 Sep
08/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
List of Participants Ms. Olga Kefalogianni, Greek Tourism Minister, will join us during the morning for an exchange (timing will be confirmed later) Draft Agenda [...]
Together for EU Tourism (T4T) stakeholder meeting
11/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
On 11 September 2023, the European Commission (DG GROW) will organise the first stakeholder event to support the co-implementation of the Transition Pathway for Tourism. This will be a hybrid event, taking place in Brussels and online.
Social Affairs Working Group meeting
12/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 12 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Social Affairs Working Group.
Members session on HOTREC European elections manifesto
14/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 14 September 2023, HOTREC will organise a members-only session to discuss the upcoming European Elections (June 2024). 
HOTREC Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee meeting
18/09/2023    
09:30 - 13:00
On the morning of 18 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) Committee. 
HOTREC Short-Term Rentals (STRs) Working Group meeting
21/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
On 21 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Short-Term Rentals Working Group.
Social Dialogue reform - meeting with European Commission
27/09/2023    
09:30 - 12:00
On 27 September 2023, HOTREC, together with other social partners representatives, will meet wit the European Commission to discuss the future organisation of the Social [...]
Working Group on Restaurants, Bars, Cafés & Late-nights: 28 September 2023
28/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
New information now available: link to register & draft agenda of the meeting.
Events on 08/09/2023
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Events on 18/09/2023