EU Commission to hold another stakeholders' conference on the PTD revision
The European Commission will hold a half-day stakeholders' conference on the revision of the Package Travel Directive (90/314/EEC) on 05 June 2012. The conference will take place at Charlemagne, room Jenk –– Rue de la Loi 170 – 1049 Brussels. It will primarily aim at hearing and collecting stakeholders' views on certain key issues related to the revision of the Directive.
IHRB roundtable on Tourism Industry and Human Rights in London
The Institute for Human Rights and Business and Tourism Concern are convening a multi-stakeholder roundtable to explore the challenges and human rights responsibilities faced by the Tourism Industry. The event will take place in London on May 29, 2012.
The event will explore what corporate human rights due diligence means for the tourism industry. For detailed information look here>>.
Cruise conference - May 21-23, 2012
Cruise conference - May 21-23, 2012
Stenden University of Applied Sciences’ School of International Hospitality Management in Leeuwarden, Netherlands is calling for papers for its Fourth International Cruise Industry Conference.
UNWTO: Mexico chosen for Executive Council
During the 19th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mexico was unanimously selected for a seat on the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization. As a member of the Executive Council, Mexico will help lead the more than 150 member nations in creating policies that promote investment, employment, and foreign exchange.
Source: Marca Pais - Imagen de Mexico
Seychelles: Sustainable Tourism Label announced
On the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27, 2011, the Seychelles Tourism Board in partnership with the GOS-UNDP-GEF Program Coordination Unit has officially launched the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label with the unveiling of the label’s logo.
World Travel & Tourism Council addresses governments on World Tourism Day
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on the occasion of World Tourism Day on Sep. 27 urged governments to recognize the vast economic and social contribution of travel and tourism - particularly as a driver of sustainable economic growth and revival. The World Travel & Tourism Council was formed over 20 years ago by the heads of some of the largest private travel and tourism companies in the world to ensure that governments, the media, and the society understood the enormous economic and social contribution of travel and tourism.
Conference: EU Passenger Law – Towards 2020, Leuven
I am happy to announce (on behalf of Jens Karsten) an upcoming conference organised by the Leuven Travel & Transport Law‐Forum (LTTL-Forum):
EU Passenger Law – Towards 2020
Leuven (Belgium), December 6, 2011
IFTTA Europe Workshop: Air Passenger's Rights
Dear IFTTA friends,
as the European Workshop on the Review of the Air Passengers' Rights Regulation comes nearer I would like to remind you gently to have a look to the updated topics to be discussed.
I kindly ask everyone to choose one or more topics an to circulate the drafted input until June 23rd.
