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Tunisia’s Tourism Minister, Selma Elloumi Rekik, has announced a series of special measures for the country’s tourism sector following the attack in Sousse on 26 June. The measures include, among other: – strengthening security around tourist places and sites. A thousand additional men are deployed, including armed guards in hotels since 1 July . – …

Cuban hotel companies and ground handlers have requested a change in contracts with tour operators to allow them to bill prices in US dollars, but continue to receive payment in Euros or British Pounds, as the case may be. Previously the contracts were quoted in Euros and/or British Pounds. This will come into effect as …

A fourth trilogue meeting has been organised on the 5th of May to discuss the revision of the Package travel directive (PTD). An agreement has been reached between the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission. Business travel: An agreement to exclude business travel, both managed and unmanaged, had been reached. Click-through: The EP …

Commissioner Bienkowska outlined in her first speech on tourism the eight tourism policy priorities for her mandate. The Commissioner would like to present a more detailed plan of actions around the eight main priorities during the European Tourism Forum in Luxembourg on 17-18 September. The Commission is organising a number of meetings with stakeholders (Member …

This 2nd June 2015, the Lufthansa Group announced that as from 1st September 2015, all LH Group Airlines will introduce a new cost charge of 16 EUR for every ticket issued by travel agents via GDSs. More than ever, the EU traveller should be able to rely on neutral and impartial advice of travel agents to find his way in …