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09/01/2025 ECTAA partners with Macau as its Preferred Destination for 2025
ECTAA and the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) are launching today a year-long joint campaign, showcasing Macau as a remarkable travel destination to ECTAA members and the broader European travel industry.
ECTAA, the European umbrella association representing travel agents and tour operators, and the Macau Government Tourism Office are starting their cooperation to promote Macau as ECTAA’s Preferred Destination for 2025. This partnership underscores the strategic importance of strengthening business and tourism ties between Europe and Asia, fostering mutual growth and collaboration in the global travel industry.
17/09/2024 EU Tourism Industry Coalition - Concerns over Royal Decree 933/2021
Royal Decree 933/2021 is disproportionate and unnecessary in relation to the purpose of the data
collection, as it goes beyond the fight against terrorism and organised crime. Travellers will be reluctant to choose Spanish destinations in the future if such an extensive collection of data is in place and will prefer less burdensome alternatives. The Decree will impose significant and unnecessary additional administrative burden and costs for companies (e.g. hotels, travel agents, tour operators, etc.) de facto increasing the price of holidays in a highly competitive market. It raises the question of how tourism business operators, especially micro-enterprises, will be able to cope with the legal requirements.
Recognising that tourism has been “badly hit” by the COVID-19 crisis, ECTAA is pleased to see that Tourism Ministers are eager to use the EU Recovery Fund for tourism. ECTAA also welcomes their support for a “harmonized solution” for refunding travel packages, including vouchers (link).