EU travel and tourism stakeholders call for international travel boost

HOTREC, together with the European Tourism Manifesto alliance, supports the extension of the EU Covid digital certificate for one year period (until July 2022).

Overall, travel and tourism stakeholders welcome the relaxation of travel restrictions within Europe but alert the EU of the need to revise the Council Recommendations on travel within the EU, as well as the Recommendation for non-essential travel from third countries. Our position is available here.

Our main priorities include lifting the white list (list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted); the recognition of all WHO vaccines (without the need to perform further testing); and the necessity of implementing the EU DCC in a consistent manner with regard to children and young adults below 18 years of age. We believe these objectives will boost international travel as well as intra-EU travel and tourism to pre-COVID levels.

It is to note that, in April 2022, the European Parliament appointed a special Committee COVI tasked with looking into the European response to the pandemic. Hospitality and tourism are to be considered as sectors heavily impacted. Drawing on lessons learned, COVI is expected to produce a report to Parliament containing action recommendations in 2023. HOTREC already wrote to the Committee Chair and Vice-Chairs offering to provide the sector’s perspective, including via hearings and exchange of views with elected Members.

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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 [...]
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