European Tourism Day, Brussels 8 October 2009

8 October 2009 - Brussels, BELGIUM

 

The European Tourism Day took place on 8th October 2009 in Brussels (Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Rue du Mont des Arts, B-1000 Brussels).

The event organised by the Tourism Unit/Directorate General  Enterprise and Industry was the occasion for numerous actors (about 400 participants) working in the field of European tourism to meet and discuss this year "The role of networking in development of European sustainable tourism".

Numerous networks and organisations presented their best practices and possible synergies and ways of mutual cooperation were discussed.

The 2009 European Tourism Day edition was held alongside other Tourism events, such as the European Tourism Forum on 9 October, the EDEN Awards Ceremony and the EDEN Exhibition.

 

           

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, PROGRAMMES AND INTERVENTION

Final Programme [220 KB]    

 

Official opening

• Françoise Le Bail, Deputy Director General, Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, European Commission
  

Panel 1: Indicators – a tool for the European tourist destinations

Moderator:

• Pedro Ortun, Director - New Approach Industries, Tourism and CSR, Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, European Commission

Rapporteur:

• Malcolm Bell, Chief Executive South West Tourism: "NECSTouR" [985 KB]
• Jean- Pierre Martinetti, Director General of the Cité de la Culture et du Tourisme Durable: "ERA NET ERNEST" [926 KB]
• Joan Carles Vilalta, Director General of Tourism of the Government of Catalonia and NECSTour representative: "NECSTouR" [5 MB]
• Representatives of the EDEN Destinations – Working Group on Indicators: "EDEN Network"
  

Panel 2: The role of SMEs and the knowledge networks indeveloping sustainable tourism in the EU

Moderator:

• Emmanuel Berck, Deputy Head of Unit, SME policy development, Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, European Commission
  
  

Rapporteur:        

• Giovanna D'Addamio, Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI): "Helping your business is our business" [2 MB]

• Sabrina Montaguti, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN): "Sector Group Tourism & Cultural Heritage" [645 KB]

        Knowledge Networks for the competitiveness and sustainability of European tourism (CAST, EARTH, CETA)        

• Camille Le Borgne, ACFCI, Assemblée des Chambres Françaises de Commerce et d’Industrie: "CAST - Chambers Active for Sustainable Tourism" [2 MB]

• Maurizio Davolio, AITR Italian Association for Responsible Tourism: "EARTH – European Alliance for Responsible Tourism and Hospitality" [165 KB]
• Ivor Ambrose, ENAT, European Network for Accessible Tourism: "CETA - Competitiveness for a European Tourism for All" [8 MB]

Panel 3: Thematic Networks

Moderator:

• Francesco Ianniello, Head of Tourism Unit, Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, European Commission

Rapporteur:

• Dr Reinhard Boest, Director of the Information Office of the Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the European Union: "The Regional Tourism Perspective of the Baltic Sea Strategy" [2 MB]
• Irena Guidikova, Head of Division Cultural Policy, Diversity and Dialogue Division, the Council of Europe: "Cultural itineraries" [1018 KB]
• Georgette Bréard, Vice-president of the Conseil régional de Bretagne: "La Fédération régionale des Pays d'accueil touristique ("Restaurant du terroir " et "Café de Pays"): "Network – 'Restaurants de terroir' – Restaurants using local products" [2 MB]
• Paolo Cocchi, Tuscany Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture: "La Vetrina Toscana" [6 MB]
• Malcom Bell on behalf of John Sheaves, Chief Executive of "Taste of the West", South West of England

• Testimonial: Kemens Pirafelner, President of Association "Kulinarische Initiativen Österreich“ (Association of restaurant proprietors specialised in using local products) [1007 KB]

• Prof. Erica Croce, University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo and Colorno – Slow Food: "How to enhance the Thematic Networks" [353 KB]
• Rob Franklin, Executive Director of the European Travel Commission (ETC): "How to enhance the Thematic Networks" [495 KB]