EBI recently played a key role in the European Tourism Manifesto workshop held in Brussels. The collaborative event brought together stakeholders from Europe's travel, tourism, and cultural industries to identify shared issues and priorities for the long-term interests of the sectors, particularly in light of the upcoming 2024 elections in Europe.

The breakout sessions focused on critical topics such as decarbonisation, digitalisation, resilience, inclusion, skills, data, and tax. The Manifesto, an alliance of over 70 European public and private organizations representing the entire tourism value chain, concentrates on advocating policy priorities for positive change.

EBI, representing boating and nautical tourism, actively contributed to the discussions within the coalition led by the European Travel Commission, European tourism association, and NECSTouR.