Innovation, security, focus for European Tourism Forum

TALLINN - Over 170 top European tourism professionals Thursday focused on innovation and security in the European tourism sector at the 16th European Tourism Forum. Globalization and continued economic growth will increase the demand for high-quality travel services, Urve Palo, Estonian Minister for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, said at the opening session of the forum.

She noted that innovation and digital solutions help the European tourism industry meet the needs of the modern travelers and increase the competitiveness of the sector, calling for increasingly convenient and safe services, modernization of strategies, business models and common legislation of all EU member states.

Estonia supports Europe-China Tourism Year events including conferences, workshops etc. across China during 2018, Palo added.