WTTC welcomes EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy, urges stronger public-private collaboration

Wed, 11 Nov 2026

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has welcomed the European Commission’s first EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy, describing it as an important step towards recognising tourism as a strategic pillar of Europe’s economy, while calling for stronger cooperation between governments, European institutions and the private sector to turn its ambitions into measurable results.

STIP key for decarbonising air transport, but more needed :IATA

Mon, 10 Nov 2025

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) noted the European Commission’s release of the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) as a significant step in recognising the urgent need to accelerate air transport’s decarbonisation. The plan addresses several long-standing weaknesses in the EU’s aviation decarbonisation strategy, but more action is still needed.