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Spanish tourism: a catastrophic year in 2020 and a very bad year in 2021

Spanish tourism: a catastrophic year in 2020 and a very bad year in 2021
01/07/2021 - Gérard Tur | Services
SPAIN. Spain lost nearly 80% of its foreign tourists in 2020.
coronavirus crisis, Observatur, Spain, Spanish economy, Spanish National Institute of Statistics, Spanish Tourism Observatory, tourism, tourism in Spain

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism
12/23/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
Like many others, the tourism sector is being hit hard and globally by the pandemic. In the Mediterranean region, this crisis is even more acute since it has literally decimated a sector of activity that represents a larger share of GDP than elsewhere on all the banks of the Mare Nostrum. Today,...
Andalusia, Bernard Valero, Brussels, coronavirus crisis, Covid, Covid-19, cruises, Dubrovnik, European Union (EU), expert opinion, Mare Nostrum, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mont-Blanc, Nudge, ODD, Paris agreement, Pyrenees, reflection, tourism, UN, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Venice

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts
11/17/2020 - Gérard Tur | Services
PORTUGAL. The tourism sector, an essential sector in Portugal, shows a drop in turnover of more than 64%.
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Portugal, tourism, tourism in Portugal

European Court of Auditors examines the effectiveness of funds allocated to tourism

European Court of Auditors examines the effectiveness of funds allocated to tourism
11/05/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
EU. The European Court of Auditors is launching an audit on EU funds earmarked for public investment in the tourism sector from 2014 to 2020.
audit, Cohesion Fund, Covid-19, ERDF, European Court of Auditors, Hungary, Pietro Russo, Poland, Romania, service, Spain, tourism

Marseille, a land of conclave for French tourism professionals

Marseille, a land of conclave for French tourism professionals
10/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
FRANCE. Twenty-four bosses of French tourism met in Marseilles in conclave to exchange on their vision of the future of the sector strongly disturbed by the Covid-19 crisis.
Adriana Minchella, Ama Tourisme, antigenic tests, Béziers, Cediv, Conclave des Patrons du Tourisme, Conseil Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Covid-19, Ditex, Ellipse Voyage, France, Grenoble, Jean Da Luz, Marseille, Maxime Tissot, Office de Tourisme et des Congrès de Marseille, Palais du Pharo, PCR tests, Selectour, tourism, TourMag.com, Valéry Muggeo

The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce wants to make tourism companies more sustainable

The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce wants to make tourism companies more sustainable
10/13/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
SPAIN. Faced with the impact of Covid-19, the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce is going to award €100 K in subsidies to Barcelona tourism companies to help them overcome the crisis. version française
Barcelona, Chamber of Commerce, COSME, Covid-19, industry, services and navigation of Barcelona, Spain, Tourban, tourism, urban tourism

Towards a European harmonisation of criteria for combating coronavirus in the tourism sector

Towards a European harmonisation of criteria for combating coronavirus in the tourism sector
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism is calling for coordination at European level and substantial support for SMEs in the sector at a time when 22 million jobs are at stake. version française

Committee on Transport and Tourism, coronavirus, EU, European Parliament, tourism

UNWTO wants to encourage domestic tourism to boost economies

UNWTO wants to encourage domestic tourism to boost economies
09/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
WORLD. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) sees domestic tourism as "an interesting springboard for recovery from the economic and social effects of the Covid-19 pandemic" for both developed and developing countries. version française
#This SummerJeVisitFrance, Bonus Vacanze, France, Italy, tourism, UNWTO, World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili

Being 20 years old : a photographer in Gaza

Being 20 years old : a photographer in Gaza
11/09/2018 | Video
Interview of Mahmoud, a 20-year-old photographer who lived during the second Intifada in more than three wars in Gaza. Reporter : Mohammad Harb Camera :  Ain Media Team – Amjad AlFayoumi Publisher : Mohamed Harb  Source :  Al Kufiya Channel / Open Media...
arab, bedouin, Gaza, Gaza strip, Open Media Hub, Palestine, photograph, photography, Rafah, Sahara, tourism, youth

Being 20 years old : Sahara

Being 20 years old : Sahara
11/09/2018 | Video
Interview with Jamil Hamdeen, a young Bedouin who created a "Sahara" group to improve the conditions of his community near East Jerusalem. Reporter : Mohamad Ataya Caméra : Nael Al Roujoub/ Abdela Kareem Mousaitif Publisher : Abdela Kareem Mousaitif Source : Wattan/OPEN Media Hub Translation...
bedouin, East Jerusalem, english, formation, Jerusalem, Jordan, Open Media Hub, Sahara, tourism, tourists, youth

Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean

Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean
06/09/2017 | Environmental and development issues
planbleu

Version française
aquaculture, Barcelona Convention, blue economy, Christian Avérous, economics, El Dorado, environmental, fishing, leisure activities, marine, maritime, maritime resources, Marseille, Mava Foundation, Mediterranean, mediterranean action plan, mediterranean sea, offshore energy, Plan Bleu, Plan Bleu RAC, port, port facilities, Priority actions programme RAC, RAC, sea-bed mining, shipping, Sustainaible Consumtion and production RAC, tourism, UN's 2030 Agenda, United nations environment programme

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh
11/09/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The 22nd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP22, taking place in Marrakesh from 7th to 18th November, 2016, will be an opportunity for the Mediterranean region to make its voice heard Version française
Ademe, agriculture, Anne-France Didier, Catalonia, climate, climate change, Conference of Parties, COP21, COP22, desertification, Energy 2050, energy scenarios, European Union, IPCC, MAP, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Mediterranean action plan, Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development, Morocco, MSSD, Paris, Plan Bleu, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, tourism, UNEP

Sustainable tourism the way forward for the Mediterranean

06/13/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
In the face of mass coastal tourism, the limits of which are now clear, a new type of tourism needs to be invented that is more eco-friendly and gives more consideration towards local populations.
AFD, French development agency, Marseille, Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, sustainable tourism, Tom Tambaktis, tourism, United nations, World tourism organization

How to develop sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean?

How to develop sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean?
11/05/2015 - Christelle Marot, PARIS | Multicultural projects
MEDITERRANEAN. Working with the RMEI network and the Defismed association, the Take the Med Jeunes platform is examining the challenges and solutions in the transition to sustainable tourism. Version française
Defismed, RMEI Réseau méditerranéen des écoles d’ingénieurs et de management, sustainable tourism, Take the Med, tourism

"The cruise ship is becoming the very object of desire"

"The cruise ship is becoming the very object of desire"
03/27/2013 - interview by Astrid Jousset | Transport
Econostrum.info: How big is the Mediterranean cruise market in relation to other tourism markets (seaside, cultural, etc.)? Etienne Pauchant: It is very small. We are talking around 5 million cruise passenger arrivals in Europe each year out of a total of 300 million arrivals. The bases are...
arab spring, Barcelona, cruise market, econostrum.info, Etienne Pauchant, Europe, France, Italy, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cruises, META, Spain, tourism

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?
11/26/2012 - Étienne Pauchant | Reflections
Shorter, closer, cheaper, less frequent – these were the four watchwords for European holidaymakers in 2012 favouring “staycations” or, for wealthier families, travel closer to home in Europe and the Mediterranean.
Algéria, Atout France, Baltic sea, Bavaria, Cordoue, departures abroad, ECB, economic crisis, employment, euro, euro zone, Europe, financial crisis, holidays, international incoming, Italy, Lanquar, leasures, Libya, Maghreb, mediterranean, META, nations, OECD, resilience, SARS, Spain, stress, target market, tourism, tourist map, travel

The irrepressible drive of tourism in the Southern Mediterranean

The irrepressible drive of tourism in the Southern Mediterranean
11/26/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy with the correspondents | Services
Morroco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey…all these Southern Mediterranean countries are renewing their tourism strategies.
French version
algerian, americans, arabe spring, competition, conference tourism, cruise ships, cultural sites, diversification, eco-tourism, Egypt, europeans, Fakhfakh, golf, Haddad, japanese, Mediterranean, Morocco, Qatar, Sharm El Sheick, sports tourism, thalassotherapy, tour operator, tourism, tourism complex, tourism strategy, tourists, Tozeur, Tunisia, Turkey, visitors, world travel and tourism council, WTTC

A roadmap for recovery in Tunisia

A roadmap for recovery in Tunisia
11/26/2012 - Nadia Chahed, TUNIS | Services


TUNISIA. Once regarded as the jewel of the national economy, tourism in Tunisia has suffered enormously.

French version
air connection, american embassy, associated revenues, campaigns, decentralization, elections, Europe, Fakhfakh, FODEC, France, insecurity, investment, investors, open sky, passengers, southern tunisia, top resa, tourism, tourists, transitional period, Tunisia, web compatibility

Sustainable destinations or high energy consumption tourism?

Sustainable destinations or high energy consumption tourism?
11/02/2012 - Michel Neumuller avec le Plan Bleu | Environmental and development issues
MEDITERRANEAN. In complement to work on energy and tourism in the Mediterranean region supported by the European Investment Bank, the Plan Bleu has just presented the results of its two topics. This work questions the notion of the ‘sustainability’ of tourist destinations, and opens up avenues to...
economy, energy, Ferdinand Costes, Loic Bourse, Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, sustainable, tourism

What do marine protected areas offer their associated communities?

What do marine protected areas offer their associated communities?
11/02/2012 - Michel Neumuller avec le Plan Bleu | Environmental and development issues
In line with an initiative launched by the Global Environment Facility, within the framework of the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem, a study undertaken by the Blue Plan for the Mediterranean, and supported by the French Global Environment Facility, has defined...
Algeria, Anai Mangos, Bleu Plan, Genoa, Greec, Mediterranean marine, Mount Chenoua, nature, Pelagos, tourism, Tunisia, Turkey

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