11 Amendments of María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ related to 2010/2206(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there are already clear signs of a shortageunder-exploitation of non-seasonal sectors and of the need to increase and maintain the supply of skilled staff and trainees in the tourist industry,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for improvements inUrges the Commission and the Member States to lend support for the diversification, differentiation and specialisation of European tourism supply – including rural, food and cultural tourism – by promoting the training of professionals and the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in the tourist industry in order to make it easier for both skilled workers and people changing careers to find work in the industry;to find year-round work in the industry, and by stimulating initiative and innovation among SMEs and devising joint information and promotion campaigns paving the way for the introduction of common brands of tourism.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that tourism has a tangible impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion of all the Member States; stresses also that tourism represents the main resource of some EU regions, such as islands, outlying regions, remote border towns and regions that are lagging behind economically, and that it has a direct impact on growth in other sectors; considers that tourism also offers an opportunity for economic recovery in regions affected by depopulation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that social, economic and environmental sustainability are a prerequisite for developing and maintaining all tourism activity; urges the Commission to develop a ‘European label’ in order to create a profile for products and services of excellence and at the same time enhance Europe’s image worldwide; urges the Commission to rely on advice from those Member States with experience in the development, implementation and administration of tourist quality labels;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to support the proposal by the hotel industry to harmonise the classification of hotelsin that sector and to take legislative action if such harmonisation cannot be achieved throughout the EU;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the development of sustainable and socially responsible forms of tourism would provide local economies with a lasting source of income and a means of promoting stable employment, while at the same time making it possible to safeguard and enhance the landscape and the cultural, historical and social heritage of every region;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support barrier-free and age-adapted tourism andtourism via promotional and awareness-raising campaigns and the introducetion of a European quality label forcovering, inter alia, tourist destinations which make barrier- free travel possible for the elderlypeople with reduced mobility, including the elderly and children; notes that with this aim in view the Calypso programme should be assessed, in conjunction with stakeholders, and, if appropriate, continued.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the local and regional authorities to encourage and support the development of networks and the creation of partnerships for the exchange of good practice and the creation of common tourist labels; hopes that concrete initiatives will be undertaken in support of innovation and the development of new information technologies, and that access will be facilitated for stakeholders in the tourist industry, and particularly small– and medium–sized enterprises, to the relevant financial instruments;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to counterbalance the effects of seasonal tourism by diversifying tourism and through tourist specialisation, including via support for new forms of tourism such as health tourism, especially spa tourism, ecological and rural tourism, culinary tours, cultural tours and socially-responsible tourism, in particular when aimed at people with reduced mobility, young people, school pupils and the elderly, who constitute a market with huge growth potential; welcomes the positive results achieved by the CALYPSO programme and calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of extending it indefinitely;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for greater emphasis to be placed on quality of employment in the tourism sector, with a focus on training with a high language and technology content, on support for SMEs and entrepreneurship among women and young people, on labour force mobility thanks to various Community programmes and on combating undeclared work; encourages the Member States and local authorities to make use of the vocational training tools offered by the European Social Fund and by other Community and national instruments;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to make optimum use of the European financial instruments available for the current financial programming period, in order to develop the competitiveness of the tourism sector and of tourist destinations; hopes that, as part of the cohesion policy review, the role of tourism as a means of redressing the social, economic and territorial balance will be upgraded; hopes that every form of funding the EU provides for tourism will be tied to the provision of services of excellent standard and quality and to sustainability.