Etoa News
PATA and European tour operators association sign MoU
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA). The objective of the MoU is to enhance cooperation in the sharing of research, intelligence, information and the carrying out of joint lobbying and policy development activities.
Open letter from ETOA to the Barcelona City Council
The European Tour Operators Association sent an open letter to the Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona), shared here:
Visas campaign a top priority for ETOA in 2012
The European Tour Operators Association has opened its seminar program for 2012 at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels. The focus was tourism to and from Russia, and if there was a thread that ran throughout the day, it was the issue of visas.
Top speakers confirmed for European Tour Operators Association Russian Seminar
Russian ambassador-at-large to the European Union, Anwar Azimov, and the director general of home affairs at the European Commission, Stefano Manservisi, will both deliver keynote speeches at the forthcoming European Tour Operators Association Russian Seminar. The event will be held in Brussels on the February 6th.
ETOA runs snapshot visa survey as campaign gathers pace
ETOA is currently running a short snapshot survey of the Schengen visa process in five major origin markets: China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa.
Berlin plans tax on accommodation
Berlin has become the latest major European destination to plan a city tax on accommodation. As in other German cities the tax is expected to be a percentage of the hotel rate including VAT.
ETOA, GEM11 grows with new attendees
GEM11 is the annual members-only event organized by the European Tour Operators Association at which tour operator buyers sit down for a series of pre-scheduled meetings with a wide range of suppliers and trade contacts, ranging from hotels and specialist retailers to visitor attractions and tourist boards.
Research from ETOA highlights how visa situation is damaging tourism
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) will be releasing new research on September 13 at the opening of its Markets of the 21st Century Seminar in Switzerland, the latest in the Origin Markets Series.
ETOA meets Venice City Council
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) held a meeting on August 23 with the assessors in charge of tourism and transport in Venice.
PATA signs up with ETOA
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Tour Operators Association designed to enhance cooperation between the two bodies. Under the terms of the deal, the organisations will share research, intelligence, information and work together to carry out lobbying and policy development activities.
ETOA engages European Commissioner on tourism concerns at City Fair
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) has raised tourism concerns with Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and the Commissioner in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship.
Florence’s sudden accommodation tax will damage business, ETOA warns
Various hotel associations and other representatives of the travel industry were told in a special meeting yesterday with city authorities that Florence, Italy, plans to introduce an accommodation tax as of July 1 this year.