Knowledge Networking Portal for Sustainable & Responsible Tourism
URL | http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemshortdetail.cfm?item_id=3702&lang=en&tpa_id=136 |
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In international tourist arrival statistics, the EU consistently appears as the number one tourism destination in the world. With approximately 380 million international tourist arrivals in 2007, the EU received 42% of the total number of international arrivals in the world.The Study on the Competitiveness of the EU tourism industry - with specific focus on the accommodation and tour operator & travel agent industries - was commissioned by the Commission and run by Ecorys.
SEE ACTION FIELD 4: Ensure that development of tourism is sustainable