ANNEX Friday, 8 December 1995 08.00 Registration 09.00 - 10.30 FIRST SESSION: opening of proceedings Prospects for Community action benefiting tourism 09.00 Introductory address by Mr Christos Papoutsis, Member of the European Commission 09.15 Mr Celestino Alomar Mateu, Representing the Presidency of the Council of Tourism Ministers 09.30 Mr Mario D'Addio, Future President of the Council of Tourism Ministers 09.45 Mr P.A.M. Cornelissen, President of the Committee on Transport and Tourism of the European Parliament 10.00 Mr Robert J. Moreland, President of the Section for Regional Development and Town and Country Planning of the Economic and Social Committee 10.15 Mr Christof Zernatto Committee of the Regions 10.30 Coffee break 11.00 - 13.00
...[+++] SECOND SESSION: Working Groups 14.30 - 15.15 Tourism in Europe: conditions for success Working Group I The competitiveness of the tourist industry Chairman : Mr Günter Ihlau (TUI) Discussion leader : Mr Pedro d'Almeida (ENATUR) Rapporteur : Mrs Sunny Crouch (Tourism Society) Topics for discussion: - European tourism products: opportunities and feasibility - The importance of tourist products in the information society - Promoting Europe as a tourist destination: development of the concept Working Group II Satisfying tourists' needs Chairman : Mr Antoine Cachin (Club Méditerranée) Discussion leader : Mr Nadio Delai (sociologist) Rapporteur : Mr Paul Nouwen (ITA/AIF) Topics for discussion: - New trends in demands for tourism: their impact on product diversification - Improving the quality of tourist products and services - Mobilizing human resources: training and management in the tourist sector Working Group III Balanced and sustainable development of tourism Chairman : Mr Richard Power (Forte) Discussion leader : Mr Guillermo Serrano (Iberia) Rapporteur : Mr Geoffrey Lipman (WTTC) Topics for discussion: - Tourism and regional development: the implications; - The use of tourist resources in the context of sustainable development; ...
