A definition for sustainable tourism is sought. Next, a discussion is presented of how tourism and the environment may develop in Europe, how tourist organizations should react, and the benefits that may from tourism ecolabels are described. The following issues are addressed: tourism within the...

The relationships between tourism, transport and Malta's approach to EU membership are examined. There is a strong relationship between tourism and transport and it is evident that tourism would benefit from stricter EU regulations in the transport and environment sector to ensure improved service...

This book addresses European tourism within the framework of an enlarged European Union of 25 members. It looks at the substantial reorientation of the organizational framework of European tourism and its profound implications for future structural and geographical patterns of development....

This chapter examines current patterns and trends in Czech tourism in terms of the administration of tourism, foreign exchange receipts and expenditure, inbound and outbound travel, method of transport, and the role of budget airlines. It also explores the impacts of EU accession on tourism...

This chapter examines the impacts of EU accession on Hungarian tourism. It is revealed that in the relatively short period since EU accession, practical changes have proved to be the most important immediate impacts of EU membership, notably the expansion of the low cost airline market and the...

This chapter discusses, within the context of Poland's EU accession, the importance of improvements in tourism education and in state/regional/local tourism policy for creating a competitive tourism strategy. It is argued that such a strategy, in its turn, should be implemented in order to exert a...

This chapter examines the implications for the Finnish tourism industry of the Baltic countries' accession to the EU. First, the relationships between Finland and Estonia, and between Finland and Russia, are briefly introduced. In the second section, reflections on transformations and EU...

This chapter first describes the evolution of the tourism industry in Estonia from the Soviet era down to the transition era (1991-94) and then to the period of EU accession (1995-2003). It then introduces the Estonian National Tourism Development Plan 2002-05 and 'Brand Estonia', and describes...

This chapter (i) briefly highlights common and contrasting elements between Mediterranean and Central and Eastern European (CEE) accession states, (ii) highlights common and contrasting elements between Malta and Cyprus themselves, (iii) exemplifies this through aspects of tourism-environment...

This chapter analyses changes in tourism in Malta over the past three decades and the actions adopted by Maltese tourism authorities to reposition the Maltese islands. In doing so, it highlights the difficulties encountered when operating in an environment of increased competition, limited...