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The International Air Transport Association’s Wings of Change Europe (WOCE) event concluded with a call for industry and governments to work together with practical actions to make Europe more competitive and sustainable.

Speakers at this year’s Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS) recently discussed the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the tourism sector and European regulations related to its use. 

As the European Council presents the conclusions of the European Tourism Agenda, UNWTO has joined European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean in emphasizing the importance of jobs, education and investments for achieving the shared vision for a revitalized sector between now and 2050.

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to propose a harmonised framework for calculating and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, called CountEmissionsEU. 

Portugal’s Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) has announced that a total of 19,000 requests for renewal of Golden Visas are pending, which is more than 60 per cent of the total

The Commission of the European Union has proposed the full suspension of the visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu due to golden passport systems risks.

The Dutch government has scrapped all remaining Coronavirus entry restrictions, for all incoming travellers, including here those coming from non-European Union countries.

EC has announced it intends to return to 80-20 slot use rule, which requires airlines to operate at least 80% of every planned slot sequence
IATA: EU return to pre-COVID-19 airport slot rules premature

European Union governments in a meeting in Brussels have agreed to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential travel

The European Commission convened a meeting aimed at exploring new ways to get out of the coronavirus crisis and gaining a sustainable recovery of the tourism sector

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance has issued a statement demanding some urgent measures to limit the COVID-19 outbreak’s impact on the sector. The statement read: “The effects of the outbreak are already being felt throughout the global economy. Millions of jobs are currently at stake, while many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) risk closing their […]

The European Commission has approved the sale of Flybe to the newly-formed Connect Airways, which includes Virgin, Stobart Group, Cyrus Capital, earlier this year. Mark Anderson, chief executive of Connect Airways, has unveiled the airline’s new name — Virgin Connect. The airline said it marked the beginning of Flybe’s journey into the future as part […]

The European Commission-funded Partnerships in European Tourism project will arrive in Beijing at the China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market in April 2018 – marking the first of a series of B2B tourism events taking place in China as part of the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year.