Frank Schwalba-Hoth -German by birth, European by conviction and global by heart, was one of the founders of the German Greens, one of their first members of parliament in Germany and in the European Parliament and former head of the EU-office of Greenpeace. He worked for environmental projects of the EU Commission and the Worldbank in countries of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. As he has fallen in love with the capital of Europe and its unique atmosphere, he moved to Brussels as political advisor and networker. As he prefers an intensive life without stress, he decided to live without a phone.
Today the European Travel Commission (ETC), representing 32 national tourism organizations in Europe, has published a new handbook ‘Sustainable Tourism Implementation: Framework and Toolkit’ – an […]
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced yesterday that this month the Commission will put forward a legislative proposal on a digital green […]
The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, which represents over 60 European travel & tourism stakeholders covering the whole value chain of travel operations across Europe, has called […]
Following a virtual summit, several European leaders have said that Europeans who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus may be able to travel freely by this […]
Over 60 travel and tourism organisations unveil concrete recommendations for re-opening travel & tourism in Europe, including creation of Commission-led Task Force to restore freedom of […]
On February 18th, Air France KLM group released its 2020 financial results showing that the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has had a sever impact […]
On February 15th, the Council of the EU adopted two sets of temporary rules to support the transport sector, which continues to be heavily impacted by […]
Europe has so many beautiful monuments with different stories and history behind them. Some of them have been listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. For […]
Stepping up its game and being responsible with its ecological impact on the planet, Coca-Cola has unveiled its paper bottle prototype and will soon start trials […]
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe reported full-year traffic figures for 2020, which reveal that passenger volumes fell by -70.4%, or 1.72 billion, compared to 2019. EU […]
The European Travel Commission (ETC) strongly condemns the new tough enforcement measures for travellers announced yesterday by the UK Government. As well as introducing two mandatory […]
For its 12th edition, the European Best Destinations competition collected a record of more than 600,000 votes from travelers scattered around the world: 192 countries in […]
The EU Commission is encouraging its Member States to move in the direction of sustainability and digitalization. 1. The Recovery and Resilience Facility According to the […]
The Council today adopted a recommendation amending the recommendation on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU and the possible lifting of such restriction. […]