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Durante el período parcial de sesiones de febrero II, el Parlamento votará un acuerdo provisional alcanzado entre el Parlamento Europeo y el Consejo relativo a la propuesta de Reglamento sobre la recogida y el intercambio de datos relativos a los servicios de alquiler de alojamientos de corta duración. La propuesta tiene por objeto facilitar el registro de los anfitriones y sus unidades de alquiler de corta duración (como casas, apartamentos y habitaciones). También tiene por objeto reducir las incoherencias ...

This study evaluates the implementation and enforcement of the Package Travel Directive (PTD) in the EU with a focus on ten EU Member States. It identifies areas for improvement, such as adapting the definition of package travel to accommodate evolving industry trends, addressing pre-contractual information gaps, improving payment practices, tackling challenges in the digital environment, enhancing enforcement mechanisms, promoting alternative dispute resolution, and increasing consumer awareness ...

El presente documento es la síntesis ejecutivo del estudio «Sobreturismo: repercusiones y posibles medidas de respuesta». El estudio completo, disponible en inglés, puede descargarse en:http://bit.ly/2srgoyg

El turismo

Fichas temáticas sobre la EU 01-06-2017

Aunque el turismo posee un fundamento jurídico propio desde diciembre de 2009, no dispone de una línea de financiación autónoma en las nuevas perspectivas financieras (2014-2020).

Son empresas como los hoteles, los taxis y los operadores turísticos las que tradicionalmente han prestado servicios turísticos. En los últimos tiempos es cada vez mayor el número de personas que ofrecen a los turistas compartir temporalmente con ellos lo que tienen (por ejemplo, su casa o su coche) o lo que hacen (por ejemplo, comidas o excursiones). Este tipo de actividad compartida se conoce como «economía participativa». La economía participativa no se limita al turismo y puede encontrarse en ...

The impacts, challenges and opportunities caused by the fast-growing sharing economy in tourism are assessed. The report describes the definition, size, and development of the sharing (or collaborative) economy, assessing the (dis-)advantages for the tourism sector, concluding with policy analysis and recommendations. Large parts of the sharing economy are affecting the tourism sector, although its share is very small. The main challenges are taxation and regulation; main opportunities are the innovative ...

Tourism services have traditionally been provided by businesses such as hotels, taxis or tour operators. Recently, a growing number of individuals are proposing to share temporarily with tourists what they own (for example their house or car) or what they do (for example meals or excursions). This type of sharing is referred to as the 'sharing economy'. It is not limited to tourism and can be found in many areas of social and economic activity, although tourism has been one of the sectors most impacted ...

Tourism in the EU economy

Briefing 07-07-2014

Tourism plays a major role in the EU and global economies. The impact of tourism in the world economy is estimated as 9% of world GDP, while in the EU it is the third-largest socio-economic sector and has generally remained robust throughout the financial crisis. This spotlight presents some background data on selected aspects of tourism in the EU economy.

The Coordinators of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament requested a briefing paper on Hotel Fire Safety from the European Added Value Unit. This paper is intended to review the recent developments in hotel fire safety (from the Council Recommendation of 1986 to its possible revision and upgrading to a Directive) and to set out the arguments for and against legislation in this field.

Executive summary Online hotel reservation systems are increasing in importance and greatly facilitate cross-border consumer activity. The Internet has enabled hotels to contract directly with a huge number of potential customers. It has also revitalised the role of agents and lead to a new type of agent, the web agent or travel gate, selling a far wider range of accommodation on behalf of a far wider range of hotels. However, while online booking has increased the range of offers available, there ...