Tourism is one of the most vibrant industries in the EU: it brings people together, promotes cultural understanding and fosters economic growth. How does the EU support and enhance tourism and how does it ensure that travel is more sustainable, accessible and beneficial for all?

How the EU shapes tourism across Europe

Pre-summit S&D Group

Florence (Firenze), Italy - Tourism, Dec 11, 2021

EP Plenary session - Oral question - Assessing the Union’s measures for the EU tourism sector as the end of the Summer season nears

TRAN Committee - Exhange of views with  Thierry BRETON, Commissioner for Internal Market on Tourism and Industrial Strategy

The Ice Hotel as it melts during a warm day in Jukkasjarvi near Kiruna city in Lappland region, Sweden. The Ice Hotel was created to prolong the summer tourist season to keep employment.

Kiruna, Northern Sweden - Ice hotel

Stockshot picture showing what could be a COVID-19 Green Certificate for traveling

E-tourism in the vineyards around Molsheim, France

E-tourism

TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism - European Gender Equality Week 2020 - Women in Transport, Exchange of views with Elisabeth Kotthaus, DG Move

TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism - Establishing an EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism

David SASSOLI, EP President Zurab POLOLIKASHVILI, Secretary General  of the UNWTO (remote meeting)

Cityscape Salzburg

High level Conference ' Tourism : A European Jobs Machine ' Round table: How to attract more investment; improve the business environment and upgrade skills

High level Conference ' Tourism : A European Jobs Machine ' Opening

European sustainable tourism for all

Intergroup on European tourism development and cultural heritage

European Industrial Heritage Tourism (ERIH): ' Best Practices and Future Perspectives '

TRAN Exchange of views ' Access to EU funding investment in tourism '

Ignace SCHOPS, ?†OLTES, Igor (Greens/EFA, SI)

The european Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas

UJHELYI, Istvan (S&D, HU); CRAMER, Michael (Greens/EFA, DE); RIFAI, Taleb - UNWTO Secretary General

TRAN Committee meeting Tourism Task Force - Presentation by the UNWTO Secretary General

This infoclip shows general views of the city of Berlin. In particular, the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag), the Building of the Office of Federal Chancellor, Brandenburg Gate, Liason Office of the European Parliament in Germany and the New Synagoge - Centrum Judaicum.

Infoclip: Berlin (Germany)

This Infoclip show the St. Thomas Tower in Malta. The project consists of the restoration of two historical coastal forts situated along the South Eastern coast of Malta which will be restored to their former glory for the enjoyment of cultural enthusiasts. The scope of the project, which also consists of the conversion of St. Thomas Tower into a Piracy Museum which will exhibit the piracy era in the Mediterranean, is to restore and conserve these cultural assets with the scope of enhancing the cultural tourism portfolio which Malta has to offer to visiting tourists.

Infoclip: St. Thomas Tower - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) - Wied il-Ghajn (Malta)

Demographic change can pose a major challenge for the EU.The population dynamic in the EU has an impact on various aspects of life, from economic and social repercussions to cultural and environmental effects. This infoclip illustrates depopulated villages in Alsace (France) and projects to revitalise the economic activity, the Region of Kiruna (northernmost town in Sweden) and projects to attract new inhabitants (tourism, Institute of Space physics,...).

Infoclip: Reversing demographic trends in EU regions

The EU Digital COVID Certificate aimed to ensure the freedom of movement within the EU during the pandemic.The Certificate would constitute proof that a person has been either vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result, or already recovered from the disease. This infoclip shows traveller presenting their Digital Certificate (fiction - posed scenes), people receiving the vaccine against COVID-19 and being tested.

Infoclip: EU Digital COVID Certificate (posed scenes)

This Infoclip shows various touristic attractions in Strasbourg just after the out of lockdown due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Tourists visiting the Strasbourg cathedral, travelling by train, by boat, eating in a restaurant.

Infoclip: Covid-19 - Out of lockdown: Struggling tourism sector

This Infoclip illustrates Tourism: showing sea side of Knokke, 1st and 2nd home residences, closed amusmant parc, hotel and horeca sector in Brussels

Infoclip: Covid-19 - Economic recovery: Tourism

This infoclip illustrates the deserted Belgian seaside, empty streets, closed bars and restaurants, empty beaches and horse-mounted police patrolling in the context of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

Infoclip: Covid-19 - Deserted Belgian seaside

During the plenary session (21-24/10/2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the economic effects of the Thomas Cook bankruptcy.

Effects of the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Group: extracts from the debate

This infoclip illustrates the thematic on roaming. The Audiovisual Services of the European Commission has produced a stockshot showing the use of mobile devices abroad. It features images from Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?sitelang=en&ref=I119374

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