Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
and Turkey - have applied to become EU members and
are having their applications considered at present.
These are known as candidate countries.
to help the travel and tourism sector to meet a number
of challenges, while promoting overall competitiveness.
The challenges for European tourism include:
•
Europe's ageing population;
The EU is active in developing tourism via its Tourism
Unit based in Brussels. The Unit aims to develop
dialogue and partnerships with all organisations that
have an interest in tourism in Europe and to promote
a wider understanding of the role tourism plays
in European life. The renewed EU tourism policy,
proposed by the European Commission in 2006, aims
•
Growing external competition from other destination
areas;
•
Consumer demand for more specialised tourism;
•
The need to develop more sustainable and
environmentally-friendly practices.
The revised policy seeks to produce more and higher
quality jobs in travel and tourism by nurturing conditions
that will help tourism grow in future years.
1. France
2. Italy
3. West Germany
4. Belgium
5. The Netherlands
6. Luxembourg
7. Ireland
8. UK
9. Denmark
10. Greece
11. Spain
12. Portugal
13. Austria
14. Finland
15. Sweden
16. Czech Republic
17. Cyprus
18. Estonia
19. Latvia
20. Lithuania
21. Hungary
22. Malta
23. Poland
24. Slovenia
25. Slovakia
26. Bulgaria
27. Romania
Weblink
Check out this website for more
information on the Member States of the
European Union and the role of the EU in
tourism development.
www.europa.eu
1958
1973
Activity 7.1
1981
1986
Mark the 27 Member States of the European Union,
plus the three candidate countries, on an outline
map of Europe (which registered tandtonline users
can download from
www.tandtonline.co.uk
).
1995
This activity is designed to provide evidence for P1.
Eurozone countries
There are currently 16 European countries that have
adopted the Euro as their offi cial currency and are said
to be part of the Eurozone. The countries are Austria,
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Slovenia, Slovakia, Cyprus and Malta. On 1st January
2011 the Euro will become the offi cial currency of
Estonia. The Euro became the common currency of
more than 300 million Europeans on 1 January 1999.
Euro banknotes and coins fi rst came into circulation on
2004
2007
Fig 7.1 - The growth of the European Union
