Objectives:
- demand concrete EU action to support EU tourist destinations
- highlight different tourism concepts in regions
- position the CoR as a partner of EU institutions and regional tourism organisations
- better use of EGTC and macroregional cooperation for tourism
The importance of European Tourism for local and regional development has been one of the key topics of the European Committee of the Regions in 2016.
To pursue the implementation of the proposals made in the opinion, rapporteur Wagner has established an inter-institutional Tourism Contact Group (TCG) bringing together decision-makers in the European institutions with stakeholders. The group’s object is to keep tourism and related issues high on the EU agenda and actively involve local and regional authorities in the implementation of the opinion.