Publish Time:2021-03-19 09:42:12Source:Nitravelnews
【Introduction】:Over 60 travel and tourism organisations express their support for the European Commission’s initiative and call to ensure swift implementation in time for summer 2021.
Over 60 travel and tourism organisations express their support for the European Commission’s initiative and call to ensure swift implementation in time for summer 2021.
The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, a group of more than 60 public and private travel and tourism organisations and the voice of the sector in Europe, strongly welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to introduce a common, interoperable and mutually-recognised Digital Green Certificate. This digital proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, has recovered from the virus, or has a negative test result will greatly facilitate safe free movement of citizens and restart of travel and tourism in the EU.
There are already a number of European countries that facilitate entry into their country if travellers can provide such proof. More countries are expected to follow as vaccinations are rolled out and the health situation improves. EU coordination is thus vital to avoid a fragmented situation with 27 different certificates covering testing, vaccination and immunity.
The alliance urges the European Parliament and the Council to swiftly approve the Commission’s proposal, and for all Member States to ensure a speedy implementation. It also calls on the EU to work collaboratively with the World Health Organisation, OECD and other international bodies to come to a global solution for the digitisation of vaccination, testing and immunity records to facilitate international travel when the epidemiological situation allows.
Europe’s travel and tourism sector is encouraged by the Commission’s proposal, but this initiative on its own will not be enough. The alliance reiterates the urgent need to develop a concrete EU roadmap, following a risk-based and data-driven approach, to identify the conditions and scenarios under which current travel restrictions could be loosened and lifted in a coordinated manner across the EU and beyond.
The recent industry recommendations cover:
- Creation of an EU Task Force in cooperation with the industry and social partners to restore travel and tourism
- Coordination of travel restrictions and requirements
- A harmonised EU framework for travel-related testing with sufficient affordable capacity
- Coordinated reopening of tourism activities, for instance based on the EU Guidance for the progressive resumption of tourism services issued on 13th May 2020
Proving the urgency of the need for a common EU framework, a recent survey revealed a strong pent-up demand among Europeans to resume travel with 54% aiming to take a trip before the end of July 2021. Notably, 41% of respondents wish to travel to another European country.
“The Digital Green Certificate proposal released today is a major step in the right direction. But time is of essence now. We need a clear plan outlining conditions and timing to prepare for the safe restart of travel and tourism in Europe to be ready for the critical summer season 2021! Europe should work on this together leaving no place for fragmentation and unilateral actions”, says Eduardo Santander, Chairman of the European Tourism Manifesto alliance and CEO of the European Travel Commission.
Valletta COVID-19 Cruise Operations...
Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Chukotka: Russpass...
Messukeskus Helsinki Saved, Adjusted...
WTCF Holds the Online Panel "New...
Restarting the Industry and Ideas for...
ITB Berlin NOW 2021 to Commence with...
WTCF Releases Report on World Tourism...
WTCF Holds the Online Panel "New...
ITB Berlin NOW 2021 to Commence with...
WTCF Releases Report on World Tourism...
WTCF and Tajikistan Reach a Consensus...
WTCF Delegation Attends 8th Annual...
The 2020 Branch Conference of World...
WTCF Attends the Global Tourism Economy...
Florence| Victoria| Torino| Sevilla| Chinese Friendly International| Innova TaxFree Group| World Travel & Tourism Council| World Tourism Organization| Pacific Asia Travel Association| Beijing Tourism Development Commission| UN| WINTAC Business Development GmbH| WEN WEI PO| Via Hansa| TUI AG| The Beijing News| Taikang Life Insurance Co.| Skyscanner| Sina.com| Shanghai Spring International Travel Service| MasterCard| Kuoni| Kempinski Hotels| JTB| Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd.| ICBC| Hong Kong Airlines| HanaTour| Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts| DFS| Ctrip.com| Costa Crociere S.p.A.| Club Med| Chinese National Geography| China UnionPay| China Travel Service| China Southern Airlines| China News Service| China International Travel Services| China Daily| CYTS| CCTV| China Association of Private Equity| Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport| Carnival Corporation & Plc| Capital Airports Holding Company| CAISSA| BTG International Travel & Tours| Beijing UTour| Beijing Tourism Group| Beijing Gongmei Group| Beijing Capital International Airport| American Tours International| American Express| America Asia Travel Center Inc.| Air China| Abercrombie & Kent| Zurich| Zhangjiajie| Yangzhou| Xiamen| Xi’an| Wuhan| Wellington| Washington| Wales| Vienna| Veliko Tarnovo| Vancouver| Valletta| Toronto| Tianjin| Thessaloniki| Tel Aviv-Yafo| Taiyuan| Sofia| Athens| Shanghai| Seoul| Sapporo| Sanya| San Francisco| Rome| Riga| Rabat| Qingdao| Prague| Pomorie| Plovdiv| Penang| Paris-Île de France| Ottawa| Nicosia| Nice| Nanjing| Mudanjiang| Moscow| Monterrey| Minsk| Milan| Marigot| Macao| Luoyang| Los Angeles| London| Lisbon| Kunming| Kathmandu| Jiaozuo| Jakarta| Houston| Hong Kong| Helsinki| Harbin| Hangzhou| Hamburg| Gwangju| Guangzhou| Geneve| Fez| Edinburgh| Dublin| Dubai| Dalian| Copenhagen| Colombo| Chongqing| Chengdu| Casablanca| Cairo| Busan| Buenos Aires| Budapest| Brussels| Boston| Berlin| Beijing| Barcelona| Bangkok| Bandung| Astana| Amsterdam| Altay| Almaty
E-Mail Login|Contact Us|Careers|Legal disclaimer
世界旅游城市联合会版权所有 备案号:京ICP备19050424号-1
Our legal counselors: lawyer Song Yunfeng & lawyer He Wen, both from Dacheng Law Offices