The tourism industry brings with it an array of opportunities for a multitude of other sectors including hospitality, employment, infrastructure & cultural exchanges. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel and tourism accounted for 10% of global GDP and more than 320 million jobs worldwide. It created jobs and helped to boost socioeconomic development. In our workshop, we provide first-hand accounts of local and regional authorities' efforts, challenges & expectations in the tourism sector.
- Territorial | Urban | Rural | Local and regional | EU/ European | Sustainable | Housing | Tourism and Heritage | Industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs (enterprise/ startup/ business) | Jobs and Employment
- Code: 09WS23180
- Jacques Delors building, JDE 51
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- When
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Mon 09/10/2023, 16:30 - 18:00 CET
- Where
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Jacques Delors building, JDE 51
- Format
- Workshop
- Theme
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Small and mid-size urban centres driving growth
- Languages
- English, Italian, Hungarian, Polish
- Website
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https://www.ecrcor.eu/
- Social media
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@ECR_CoR
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Session summary
The tourism industry brings with it an array of opportunities for a multitude of other sectors—including hospitality, employment, infrastructure and cultural exchanges. It creates jobs and helps to boost socio-economic development. However, tourism brings with it a cost, a cost that does not only impact the local population in terms of societal factors, but also in terms of housing, cultural heritage and the environment.
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The tourism sector, although a driver of the economy, is challenging from overtourism, environmental impact, jobs and innovation perspectives for her region. The main objective for the Vice-President is that "tourism is sustainable
The immediate priority of the Bratislava region is to enhance and develop our infrastructure and to further develop the tourism sector, which was very badly hit by the COVID pandemic but we need to secure necessary investments
The consequences of the war in Ukraine on the tourism sector in Podkarpackie region, were quite significant with many tourists feeling uncomfortable because of the war in the neighboring country. Now it's getting better and the tourists are coming back
The short-term rental sector can be demanding on public services but it's a question of gaining access to data from the platforms: "This would help increase the liveability of certain areas for the local residents", she concluded.
