Original publication: April 2018 Author: Beata Tuszyńska Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/2Ilo9jt Available languages: This overview of the transport and tourism sectors in Greece was prepared to provide information for the mission of the Transport and Tourism Committee to the country between 7 and 9 May 2018. Introduction Greece Read more…
Original publication: April 2018 Authors: Przemyslaw Borkowski, Monika Bak Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/2ExgNTe Available languages: This in-depth analysis focuses on the creation of national road enforcement databases collecting data (via 3G/4G/5G networks) from new smart tachographs. The ultimate goal of new smart tachographs is to reduce the number Read more…
Committee on Transport and Tourism – The new Silk Route – opportunities and challenges for EU transport STUDY PRESENTATION: 20 March 2018, 11:30-12:30 In late 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced his country’s ambitious plan to revive ancient trade routes that connected China to Europe through South-East Asia, Central Asia Read more…
Original publication: March 2018 Author: Christina Ratcliff, Research Administrator Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/2Hz0LxS Available languages: This overview of the transport and tourism sectors in Ireland was prepared to provide information for the mission of the Transport and Tourism Committee to the country in 2018 (04-06 April). Introduction Ireland Read more…
Original publication: March 2018 Authors: Institute of Transport and Tourism, University of Central Lancashire: Richard Weston, Alex Grebenar, Mary Lawler ECOTRANS: Herbert Hamele, Gordon Sillence, Martin Balas, Richard Denman, Antonio Pezzano, Karl Reiner Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/2oRG31F Available languages: Background This study focusses on the current situation in the European Read more…
Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2018 Cheap transport, giant ships and some forms of collaborative economy change mass tourism. The sector economy, including cruise industry and hotel business, is evolving. Local social and environmental balances can be disturbed. In some places, both the quality of life of residents and the Read more…
Committee on Transport and Tourism – Health tourism in the EU: a general investigation STUDY PRESENTATION: 27 February, 9:45-10:30 Health tourism is a subsector of general tourism that comprises medical, wellness, and spa tourism. Health tourism accounts for around 5% of general tourism in the EU28 and contributes approximately 0.3% Read more…
Original publication: February 2018 Authors: Marc Thomas [Part 1] NTNU: Linda Ager-Wick ELLINGSEN, Christine Roxanne HUNG, Project manager: Anders Hammer STRØMMAN [Part 2] Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/2HDKk0y Available languages: PART 1: The development of battery–powered road vehicles market WORLD MARKET DEVELOPMENT[1] At the end of 2016, there were Read more…
Original publication: February 2018 Author: Marc Thomas, Research Administrator Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/2BIVOz5 Available languages: Overview: The shares of Sicily and Campania in the Italian economy in 2016 Sicily and Campania have been more affected than the country as a whole by the economic difficulties of the past Read more…
