5 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2014/2241(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges the importance of tourism in reaching the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular with regard to the eradication of poverty and job creation; recalls that the tourism industry creates more jobs than other sectors; reminds that the trade volume of the tourism industry is equal to, or even exceeds that of the automobile industry;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to better promote the concepts of medical tourism, sports tourism, adventure tourism, educational tourism, agrotourism and creative tourism; recalls that the concepts referred to above are able to generate more income and sustainability than the usual forms of tourism;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the importance of the sharing economy as a promoter of tourism, as well as the importance of its contribution to the increase of the number of tourists in several tourist destinations; stresses that this should not be treated as unfair competition, and that the regulation of this sector could lead to a decrease in the inflow of tourists; stresses that user safety and security, as well as the quality of the services provided must be ensured;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that the Package Travel Directive responds to some of the problems in the industry, but nevertheless it should be adapted to the new industry trends;
Amendment 95 #
7a. Considers that the initiative of the Hotel Industry in Europe to harmonise gradually the accommodation classification systems across Europe should be further promoted, thus allowing for a better comparison of the accommodation offer in Europe, and therefore contributing to common quality services criteria;