European Tourism Day - The role of European Heritage and cultural itineraries in the renewed European tourism policy, Brussels, 27 September 2010

This conference mainly covered the promotion of European citizenship and cultural and historical heritage.

In line with the 2010 EU policy paper on tourism , which mentioned the need to promote cultural itineraries (pages 7-8), particular focus was given to "European Cultural Routes".

Programme – 2010 European Tourism Day [11 KB]

Panel 1

• Les Itinéraires culturels du Conseil de l’Europe : vers un modèle de tourisme de qualité, Mr Penette [7 MB]
• Elementi per intervento di Cristina Scaletti, Assessore al Turismo e alla Cultura della Regione Toscana [43 KB]
• The future of Cultural Routes: The Council of Europe's perspective, Mrs Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni [15 KB]

Panel 2

• Décision du Parlement européen et du Conseil établissant une action de l’Union européenne pour le label du patrimoine européen [116 KB]
• Council conclusions on the creation of a European heritage label by the European Union [48 KB]
• European Heritage Label, European Parliament report, Ms Paliadeli [407 KB]
• Intervention of Mrs Cottrel [5 MB]
• The ‘Iron Curtain Trail’, Sustainable Tourism in the Former Death Strip, Mr Michael Cramer, MEP. [7 MB]

Panel 3

• Intervention of Mrs Lopez [16 MB]
• Itinéraire Saint Martin, Mr Antoine Selosse [68 KB]
• Presentation of Mr Stefano Zappalà, Lazio, Regione di Roma [25 KB]
• The role of European Heritage and cultural itineraries in the renewed European tourism policy, Mr Roberto Varela [16 KB]

Panel 4

• Association Européenne des Villes Thermales Historiques (EHTTA), Mr Corne [2 MB]
• La Rotta dei Fenici, Mr Antonio Barone [8 MB]
• The Growing European Cruise Sector, Mr Robert Ashdown [310 KB]
• Les Routes de l’Olivier et les valeurs traditionnelles, Mr Edouard de Laubrie [765 KB]
• The Route of Saint Olav Ways, Ms Lanke [5 MB]