Competitiveness in the provision of tourism services is complex and requires the harmonization of a diverse set of inter-dependent industries and the public sector. Understanding the nature of constraints confronting the tourism industry itself, therefore, requires a rigorous assessment of the role of each value chain component in the overall tourism experience, the linkages to other agents, and the performance of the service providers, industries and institutions.

1. Streamlining the regulatory framework for tourism at European, national, regional and local level

A public consultation on the regulatory and administrative framework affecting tourism was carried out in 2014. The consultation and subsequent stakeholder meetings showed that there is a need to look into and possibly streamline the regulatory and administrative framework relevant for those aspects that have been identified by the tourism industry, in particular on consumer proetction and taxation.

Proposed actions under this point:

The overall goal is to marshal the industry behind essential policy objectives for tourism, transport, aviation and investment in Europe

 ETAC’s Policy Goals for Tourism

ECM is a not for profit membership association dedicated to strengthening and improving European City Marketing. It provides value to its CVB’s and CTO and affiliate members by using strategic competitiveness to :

European Travel and Tourism Advisory Group (ETAG) is a membership association offering a communication platform for European travel and tourism organisations and tourism related stakeholders. It is focused on the development of effective networking and cooperation opportunities based on common interests of the tourism sector.

Key Working Principles

European Travel Commission (ETC)

Fragmentation makes it harder for tourism interest groups to form a strong lobby and the lack of co-ordination between stakeholders is apparent at the regional, national and the supranational levels. Tourism interests at the EU level are not as well organised as those of other policy areas, such as the pharmaceutical sector. The absence of better organised tourism interests reflects the diversity of the tourist activity.

The European Tourism Forum is an annual event, co-organised with the country that holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second half of the year. The Forum’s objectives are political and they are often linked to an informal meeting of Ministers responsible for Tourism from EU countries.

The fourteenth European Tourism Forum will take place in Luxembourg on 17-18 September 2015. The Forum will be dedicated to four topics that are currently of particular importance to the sector:

A Public Policy Advocate is someone who analyzes policy challenges and try to find solutions in closed circles tapping stakeholders. But the future of Public Policy Advocacy might very well look more like a co-working space, where collaborative brainstorming formats are organized to tap the knowledge and ideas of creative minds from all walks of life not just stakeholders.

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