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02/06/2023 Industry letter to the attention of Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice:
Limiting pre-payments for travel packages will not enhance travellers' protection in the EU
As Europeans are preparing for their annual summer break, the European Commission is finalizing its impact assessment on a revised Package Travel Directive, which will have big implications for their travel experiencee in the future.
ECTAA and the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism are happy to announce the successful conclusion of their joint campaign, featuring a captivating webinar series aimed at promoting Cyprus as a premier travel destination. The webinars were specifically tailored for travel agents and advisors who are members of national travel agent associations in Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
31/05/2023 Industry stakeholder statement - Urgent need to review the EU’s proposed VAT platform rules
Travel agents & travel advisors support travelers before, during & after their trip!
Whether you are a business traveler or a leisure traveler you can always trust your travel agent
📌 Transparency
📌 Choice
📌 Convenience
📌 Advice
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Interested in a tour operator sustainability management tool? Then join the SUSTOUR project
SUSTOUR is an EU-funded project that aims to foster the capacities and skills of tour operators (SME’s) to implement training, management systems, standards and solutions, which will improve their sustainable management and performance and open up new market opportunities. Interested tour operators can sign up for free training material and reporting. They can also participate in the project and receive funding to help them through the certification process.
Preferred Destination 2022 - Greece
Greece is a fascinating year-round holiday destination in the Mediterranean. With its loving and hospitable locals, its stunning coastlines, beautiful islands, delicious cuisine and high-quality tourism infrastructure offer memorable holidaying throughout the year. There is always more for the visitor to enjoy!
It has been quite a year. A year you’d probably prefer to leave behind and move on. You have waited patiently for better days to come. Now that these days are almost over, you can start dreaming about your next holiday in Greece. A place tailor-made for you.

Special newsletter publications in the frame of ECTAA's semi-annual meeting in Thessaloniki end of November 2022