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MEP Elissavet Vozemberg
As Chair of the Transport and Tourism Committee, what are your leading concerns for making sure that the European tourist and hospitality market can add to the EU’s financial development in the coming years?
As Chair of the Transport and Tourism Committee, my leading concerns for the tourist and hospitality market rest on 3 pillars; improving sustainability, promoting digital development, and supporting little and medium-sized business (SMEs). Focusing on sustainable tourist practices, which protect both our cultural heritage and lower the deterioration of the environment, will eventually assist drive financial development. Investments in green facilities in addition to institutionalized motivation of environment-friendly tourist practices are essential examples of methods which we can promote sustainable tourist. These previous years, Europe has actually gone through a huge digitalization. This is another essential top priority for the sectors of Transport and Tourism, as digital development has the ability to simplify operations, open brand-new markets, and naturally, enhance the experiences of travelers, which is important for long-lasting tourist. SMEs play a vital function in the European economy, and therefore supporting this market is of mass value to the TRAN committee and their goals. In other words, by minimizing regulative problems through the digitalization of administrative practices and providing particular governmental rewards, the TRAN committee intends to lower the concern of SMEs. By concentrating on these locations, we can guarantee that the European tourist sector stays a vibrant factor to the EU’s economy while likewise dealing with the obstacles presented by environment modification and technological interruption.
How will the European Parliament warranty that the EU’s sustainability objectives are stabilized with the competitiveness of the hospitality sector, specifically for little and medium-sized business?
The European Parliament has actually been, is, and will continue to be greatly devoted to attaining sustainability objectives while guaranteeing that the specific sectors, such as hospitality sector, keep and increase their competitiveness, especially for SMEs. Acknowledging that sustainability is not just essential for the environment however likewise a competitive benefit is important in this matter. To discover the ideal balance in between these 2 significant goals, the European Parliament is promoting for policies that incentivize sustainable practices, such as tax breaks for SMEs which purchase energy-efficient practices and work towards lowering damaging waste. In addition, we highly promote to enhance guidelines, which will making it simpler for services to adhere to ecological laws and requirements without being strained by extreme expenses or an absence of substantial understanding of the legal structure. As SMEs are vital to our economy, we are promoting for a customized method to support SMEs, so regarding successfully assist them shift to sustainable designs. Our technique makes sure that while we pursue sustainability, we do not weaken the competitiveness of the sector, specifically for the smaller sized gamers who are an essential factor to European tourist.
In your function as Chair, how do you picture resolving the difficulties positioned by digitalization and online platforms to guarantee reasonable competitors and safeguard the interests of conventional hospitality organizations?