Etoa News
European tourism sector calls for greater coordination among nations
Passengers and business alike need a stable and coherent European framework to restart travelling and safely prepare for spring, it was argued.
Furious reaction as Brits urged not to book holidays
Sue Ockwell, leader of the Association of Independent Tour Operators, lead criticism of suggestions Brits should avoid booking trips, branding the comments “puerile and nonsensical”.
ETOA partners with UKinbound for Britain & Ireland Marketplace
ETOA and UKInbound will work together to host the first online Britain & Ireland Marketplace next month. The event brings together suppliers with the main product buyers.
WTM 2019: UK tourism industry faces five years as ‘basket case Britain’
Britain could be seen by European visitors as a ‘basket case’ country for up to five years after a potential initial Brexit agreement according to a leading figure in the travel industry.
ITB Berlin: ETOA to examine overtourism with new partnership
The Centre for Expertise, Leisure and Hospitality and European Tourism Association have signed a new industry partnership. CELTH is the only centre of expertise in the sector of leisure, tourism and hospitality, in the Netherlands, bringing together experts and expertise from universities across the country.
Fears for Rome tourism as city seeks to limit coach access
Plans by Rome’s tourism authorities to reduce coach access to the city’s historical centre by two-thirds will inflict a body blow to the city’s overnight group travel sector, which is worth well-over €1.65 billion, the European Tourism Association has argued today.
ETOA argues Schengen decision cost Britain £26bn
The Schengen Agreement - allowing travellers in Europe to move across borders without passports - has come under a lot of scrutiny. It is widely portrayed as “broken” and simultaneously “about to fail”. But one, unremarked, area where the agreement has been of huge benefit is in the provision of a single visa for travellers coming to Europe.
ETOA: London set to suffer 95% leisure tourism slump
In a survey conducted amongst its members, the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA)has discovered that a major slump in leisure tourism bookings is underway.
Proposed hotel tax increase extremely damaging to Iceland’s tourism prospects
The Icelandic government has published proposals to raise the value added tax (VAT) on accommodation, restaurant meals and attractions from 7.0% to 25.5% as of the 1st May 2013. This proposal more than trebles the tax on all those services that tourists need to purchase.
Haydon brings guiding light to ETOA
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) has announced the appointment of Linda Haydon as Manager responsible for Group Tourism.
Put tourism at the heart of the department for business
Following the resignation of John Penrose from the role of Tourism Minister in the United Kingdom, ETOA has learnt that there will no longer be a minister solely responsible for tourism as part of a downsizing exercise in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Iceland set to triple VAT on accommodation
The Icelandic government has published proposals to raise the value added tax on accommodation, restaurant meals and attractions from seven per cent to 25.5 per cent as of the May 1st 2013. This proposal more than trebles the tax on all those services that tourists need to purchase.