Activities of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2014/2241(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
New challenges and concepts for the promotion of tourism in Europe (A8-0258/2015 - Isabella De Monte) CS
Amendments (13)
Amendment 27 #
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 for the purpose of activating the tourism sector and of generating suggestions for how to adapt and shape policies aimed at furthersustainable, competitive and consumer-focused developing the tourism sector;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Acknowledges the opportunities and potential offered by digitalization of services and products in the tourism sector; stresses the importance of creating a fully functioning internal market for these services and products, which should offer inclusiveness and legal certainty to all actors, including SMEs and consumers;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that complaints about all forms of journey, together with complaints about package travel, time shares and a growing proportion of complaints about car rentals every year make up between 30-35% of all complaints processed by the European Consumer Centres Network;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses that travellers still have to face to different prices, terms and conditions when booking accommodation or means of transport online; welcomes therefore the Commission Communication A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe; calls on the Commission to adopt a comprehensive proposal to end the unjustified geo- blocking of access to goods, services and the best available rate on the basis of geographic location or country of residence;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Believes that coordinated promotion of integrated electronic ticket sales systems for various means of transport would simplify travelling and remove obstacles to the completion of the internal market;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Stresses that tourism services should bear in mind the needs of people with disabilities and people with reduced mobility, in particular with regard to the accessibility;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the joint acquisition of travel passes and tickets should be simplified as support for cultural campaigns;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes furthermore that targeted tourist products which offering a specific tourism experience care more promising in helping to overcome seasonality in Europe than tourism products targeting specific age groups (e.g. seniors and young people); calls on the Commission, therefore, to review the objectives for action under the COSME programme;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. European tourism should be affordable for all groups of tourists, including tourists from low-income groups and persons with a reduced capacity for orientation and movement;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to finalise the European Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism and to continue giving financial support to important initiatives and networks such as EDEN (European Destinations of Excellence) or European cultural trails;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the responsible authorities and operators to make a stronger effort to promote the European cycling networks, such as the Iron Curtain Trail, in combination with all cross-border rail services, including high-speed and night trains and to eliminate increased fares on border stretches, which is one of the barriers to the more widespread use of railways by tourists in border areas;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that information provided about public transport can speed up travel in tourist destinations and simplify access to it;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States to identify and support EU-wide initiatives that foster the use of the digital infrastructure (such as the elimination of roaming charges and ‘geo-blocking’ and access to Wi-Fi) and interoperability among different platforms;