Activities of Jiří MAŠTÁLKA related to 2014/2241(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on new challenges and concepts for the promotion of tourism in Europe
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance of the tourism sector for the EU and its internal market, and stresses its potential as a driver of socio-economic growth and job creation; but reminds that tourism has been affected by economic crisis, especially by dramatically growing youth unemployment;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When supplying the tourism services the industry must take into account constraints linked to climate change, scarcity of water resources, pressure on biodiversity and the risks for cultural heritage posed by mass tourism, calls therefore for initiatives which will promote sustainable and responsible tourism;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission's Digital Tourism Platform and its objectives of boosting the innovation capacity of tourism-related SMEs, which face considerable difficulties in adapting to the fast-changing market conditions for the purpose of activating the tourism sector and of generating suggestions for how to adapt and shape policies aimed at further developing the tourism sector;
Amendment 63 #
6. Stresses that the constant rise in the number of travellers calls for the development of more sustainable and energy-efficient means of travel and accommodation, in order to create environmentally and economically sustainable destinations; urges the Commission to better promote the EU Ecolabel for Tourism Accommodation Services and Campsite Accommodation as well as for related EU Ecolabelled products and services which might be used in hotels (detergents, rinse-off cosmetics, laundry cleaning...) as well as to accelerate the implementation of the Nearly Zero Energy Hotels (neZEH) initiative, in order to make hotels self- sustaining and energy-efficient;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that tourism services shouldmust provide consumers with accurate information and not mislead or misinform them., recalls experience of many consumers with commercial practices of some travel agencies and tour operators that have deceitful and aggressive character and calls for protection of consumers also when selling or leasing intangibles in tourism (time-sharing);