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Tourism

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• EU is the major tourist destination
• 2.5 million of EU tourism enterprises
• 12 million persons employed in EU
•  It represents 5% of the EU GDP

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The EU works on a number of initiatives to diversify and improve the range of tourism products, supporting the tourism business, promoting the european destination and encouraging the international cooperation. EU also supports  services available in areas such as sustainable tourism, accessible tourism, tourism for seniors, and low-season tourism.

Forecast

• Plus 6 million jobs created until 2025
• Plus USD755 billion generated until 2025
• Plus USD130 billion invested until 2025

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 Categories (only for Subscribers)

ENHANCING TOURISM IN EUROPE

SUPPORTING EU TOURISM BUSINESS

VIRTUAL TOURISM OBSERVATORY

PROMOTING DESTINATION EUROPE

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS

Suggested external links

• Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2015 - World Travel & Tourism Council Report
• Eurostat - Tourism Statistics - Update: November 2015
• Tourism and European Union - In-depth Analysis Sept 2015 - European Parliament
• Tourism in the EU Economy - European Parliament Parliamentary Research Service Blog
• "The tourism industry is 'make or break' for the EU economy", The Parliament magazine