European Tourism Forum – 18 & 19 October 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia
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Tourismdate: 18/10/2017 - 19/10/2017
venue: Tallinn - Estonia
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The debate focused on 4 topics:
- digital innovation
- role of transport connectivity and interoperability for tourism competitiveness
- tourism sustainability
- balance between security and seamless travel in Europe
The forum was opened by several high-level speeches from:
- Mr Viljar Lubi – Deputy Secretary-General for Economic Development, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Estonia
- Ms Urve Palo – Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology of the Republic of Estonia
- Mr Taleb Rifai – Secretary-General of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization
- Mr Istvan Ujhelyi – Vice-Chair of the TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism and responsible for the tourism task force, European Parliament
Panel 1: innovation in tourism through digitalisation for competitive growth of the sector
Presentation by Nick Hall – founder and CEO, Digital Tourism Think Tank
Presentation by Elizabeth Aston – senior advisor on industry affairs, AMADEUS IT Group SA
Presentation by Kristian Kamplade – director of promotion, region of Murcia
Panel 2: transport connectivity and intermodality as critical success factors for the European tourism sector
Presentation by Pekka Vauramo – president and CEO of FINNAIR
Presentation by Morgan Foulkes – Deputy Director-General, Airports Council International Europe
Presentation by Tom Fecke – Secretary-General, Cruise Lines International Association Europe
Panel 3: energy efficiency, protection of natural resources and environmentally friendly measures towards more sustainable EU tourism
Presentation by Anya Niewierra – director of the South Limburg (Netherlands) tourist board and executive committee member of NECSTouR
Presentation by Stephen D'Alfonso – group head of public affairs, Thomas Cook
Presentation by Olaf Holm – EUROPARC Federation
Panel 4: balance between security and seamless travel in Europe
Presentation by Marc Sulon – head of 'Smart Borders' sector, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission