Press Release on VAT Symposium and General Assembly, London
If the EU and National Governments are serious about tackling Europe's major problems of today, unemployment and loss of competitiveness, then a reduced VAT rate for Hospitality can only be a step in...
View ArticlePrivate Sector boycotts EP Tourism Platform
Tuesday 31 March's Plenary session saw the European Parliament adopt the Aparicio-Sanchez resolution on tourist safety.
View ArticleMEP attacks the Social Dialogue!
HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés in Europe, held a seminar dedicated to Social Affairs entitled " The Future of the European Social Dialogue ? Where do we stand and where do we want to go? " in...
View ArticleAgreement between NET and the Consumer Representatives on a Smooth Changeover...
Today 30th June, NET - composed by ECTAA (travel agents and tour operators in Europe), EFCO (campsites in Europe), ETOA (incoming tour operators in Europe), HOTREC (hotels, restaurants and cafés in...
View ArticleHOTREC launches the European Hospitality Quality Scheme
HOTREC, the Confederation of National associations of hotels, restaurants, cafes, and similar establishments in Europe, has launched the European Hospitality Quality scheme (EHQ) and, on the same...
View ArticleThe European Parliament plenary secures key exemptions for hotel and...
The trade association of hotels, restaurants and cafes in Europe (HOTREC) welcomes European Parliament plenary vote on the proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive as a positive move for the European...
View ArticleThe European hospitality industry is calling for fairer practices in...
HOTREC, the European association of hotels, restaurants and cafés unanimously agreed at its General Assembly in Limassol of 27 April 2012, to update its list of “Benchmarks of Fair Practices in Online...
View ArticleStudy shows EU hospitality sector is key economic driver, sparking calls for...
A new Europe-wide study by EY (formerly Ernst & Young), released Tuesday, shows the hospitality sector plays a critical role in fighting youth unemployment and is essential for jobs and growth and...
View ArticleHOTREC calls on Online Travel Agents to promptly abandon parity clauses from...
(Brussels, 3rdDecember 2013) "Most favoured nation clauses" (MFN), or clauses on rate, availability and product parity, are widely used in the general terms and conditions of Online Travel Agents...
View ArticleThe European hospitality sector unveils its Manifesto with 16 priorities to...
The priorities promoted by the European hospitality sector for 2014-2019 include the creation of an Intergroup on Tourism in the European Parliament, the promotion of smarter regulation, the...
View ArticleEuropean Hospitality Skills Passport Launched
The European Commission has today launched the European Hospitality Skills Passport, a tool developed to facilitate contact between jobseekers and employers in the hospitality and tourism sector in...
View ArticleParity clauses from hotel distribution contracts to be banned once for all -...
HOTREC, the organisation representing the hotel sector in Europe, opposes to any commitment by Online Travel Agents trying to maintain parity clauses in hotel room distribution in one form or the...
View ArticleEconomic stimulus through greener EU hotel industry
With the support of HOTREC, the umbrella Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes in Europe and its Members in Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Malta and Slovenia, the Malta Business...
View ArticleFrance forbids rate parity clauses by law - HOTREC Reports
On 9 July 2015, the French National Assembly took an important decision by adopting in the final vote of the 'Law Macron' the deletion of any rate parity clauses from contracts between hoteliers and...
View ArticleThe Hospitality Sector in Europe | An assessment of the economic contribution...
A new Europe-wide study by EY (formerly Ernst & Young), released Tuesday, shows the hospitality sector plays a critical role in fighting youth unemployment and is essential for jobs and growth and...
View ArticleParity clauses in OTA contracts turned into a phase out model in 2015
HOTREC, the European umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés, welcomes the decision of the German competition watchdog (Bundeskartellamt) of 23 December 2015, banning in Germany the...
View ArticleHOTREC applauds the European Parliament’s call for effective competition...
HOTREC, the European umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés, welcomes the recent resolution of the European Parliament "Towards a Digital Single Market Act". The European hospitality...
View ArticleDominant online platforms gaining market share in travel trade, no signs of...
HOTREC, the European trade association of hotels, restaurants and cafes, unveils the results of its second hotel distribution study, based on responses from over 2000 hoteliers. The results show an...
View ArticleThe European hospitality industry teams-up with METRO AG and European Food...
HOTREC, the European trade association of hotels, restaurants and cafes, METRO AG and the European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA) signed a Framework Agreement through which they undertake to cooperate...
View ArticleEuropean Tourism Sector Demands Urgent Supportive Measures To Reduce...
The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, the voice of the European travel and tourism sector, has issued the following statement on the implementation of urgent measures to limit the COVID-19...
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