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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La Nostra Missione

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Nuestra Misión

Key ETAC Tourism Advocacy Issues

Notre Mission

La ‘European Travel Advocacy Coalition-ETAC’ veille à ce que les besoins et les priorités des voyages et du tourisme soient reconnus, débattus et traités aux niveaux politiques les plus élevés avec l’objectif d’offrir un marché du tourisme pleinement opérationnel en Europe. La ‘ European Travel Advocacy Coalition-ETAC plaide pour des politiques qui favorisent les voyages vers l’Europe et dans l’Europe et se veut toute inclusive ciblant les secteurs publics et privés dans l’industrie européenne du tourisme.

Our Mission

In line with the reinforced EU tourism competence provided for in the Lisbon Treaty, since 2010, the Commission has stepped up its efforts to contribute to strengthen the competitiveness of the tourism sector with a number of levers, among which promotion activities. In its 2010 Communication on tourism, the Commission acknowledges the consolidation of the image and profile of Europe as a set of sustainable and high-quality destinations as one of its priority action areas.

Alliance 46.2 in France regroups large companies participating in the whole tourism value chain in order to provide knowledge and communication to decision makers and public opinion. Alliance 46.2 aims to testify to the strategic importance of the activities generated by the French tourism industry and to provide a joint vision of companies in the tourism value chain in order for France to strengthen its leadership as an attractive destination internationally.