The EU’s first Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism addressed the vexed subject of overcrowding at customer hotspots and introduced he’s consulting broadly with a view to a forthcoming sustainable tourism technique, at Euronews’ Vacation spot Europe Summit in Brussels on Thursday.
The EU’s first Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism addressed the vexed subject of overcrowding at customer hotspots and introduced he’s consulting broadly with a view to a forthcoming sustainable tourism technique, at Euronews’ Vacation spot Europe Summit in Brussels on Thursday.
“We’ve got seen residents protesting in opposition to overcrowding, in opposition to value of housing and environmental pressure in some key locations,” Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas informed Euronews in an interview throughout the summit, which is organized in tandem with the European Journey Fee.
“I take this very severely,” he stated, referring mainly to anti-tourist actions in Spain, including: “I’ll interact with all of the affected native authorities and with civil society to grasp what and the way the EU ought to act, share greatest practices, accumulate important information to raised handle flows.”
Tourism have to be developed responsibly, attracting guests who worth genuine experiences, supporting native companies and inspiring extra low season journey to “off the overwhelmed monitor” places, the Greek commissioner stated.
“That is why we might be participating by means of in depth consultations with stakeholders this yr. I need to hear from these on the bottom, from all of you, so we will set the correct priorities for our sustainable tourism technique. And funding will certainly be the important thing,” he stated including that the duty would require “collaboration throughout sectors, borders and totally different authorities ranges.”
Governor of the touristic area of Central Macedonia for 12 years and former President of the European Committee of the Areas, Tzitzikóstas is the primary Commissioner with a portfolio devoted to tourism.
“Tourism is a subject that’s actually near my coronary heart and one which I’m dedicated on supporting with all my coronary heart and all my power,” Tzitzikóstas informed an on-site and on-line viewers, including that his purpose was to “showcase Europe as a protected, sustainable and excellent journey vacation spot, attracting each worldwide and home travellers.”
He stated he would additionally depend on the help of the tourism sector for key transport initiatives that “as a result of certainly transport and tourism are linked”, citing seamless single ticketing for cross-border rail journey, and simpler cross-border rental automotive companies or a stronger EU passenger rights regulation.
“Early in my mandate, I’ll current all of those rules as a way to make the European markets an actual single market,” he stated.
