• Council Directive 90/314 of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package tours. On 28 May 2015 the EU Council backed the new Package Travel Directive.
• Proposed EC changes to the Schengen Area Visa Rules (April 2014).
• Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare
• European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2011 on Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination- a new political framework for tourism in Europe.

The European Commission is involved in initiatives that improve the skills and mobility of workers, particularly by engaging in global digital networks and helping tourism entrepreneurs manage their businesses. The Commission manages a range of initiatives that help small businesses in the tourism sector. Given the huge impact that digital technologies have on the sector, supporting access to and use of ICT is a priority area for the Commission.

Based on Questions, Motions, Reports, Opinions, Speeches, Declarations, Roll Call Votes (Source MEPRanking.eu)

1. Austria

1. Monika Vana, Greens-EFA
2. Georg Mayer, ENL
3. Josef Weidenholzer

2. Belgium

1. Marc Tarabella, S/D
2. Hughes Bayet, S/D
3. Louis Michel, ALDE

3. Bulgaria

1. Angel Dzhambazki
2. Ali Nedzhmi
3. Ilhan Kyuchyuk

4. Croatia

Priorities for EU Tourism Policy

European Commission

DG Enterprise and Industry- Tourism Section

Main Activities

• Destinations of Excellence
• Tourism Sustainability Group
• Sustainability and Competitiveness
• Tourism Satellite Accounts
• Social Tourism
• Tourism Accessibility
• Quality in Tourism Products

European Parliament

List of the Members

L’Association of Accredited Public Policy Advocates to the European Union lance la Coalition pour la Défense des Intérêts de l’Industrie Européenne du Tourisme/ EUROPEAN TOURISM ADVOCACY COALITION (ETAC)

Analyse de la situation

The Association of Accredited Public Policy Advocates to the European Union launches the EUROPEAN TOURISM ADVOCACY COALITION (ETAC)

Situation Analysis

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) enable the public sector to benefit from commercial dynamism, the ability to raise finances in an environment of budgetary restrictions, innovations and efficiencies harnessed through the introduction of private sector investors who contribute their own capital, skills and experience.

Why PPPs ?