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?European Parliament2019-2024<Commission>{CULT}Committee on Culture and Education</Commission><RefProc>2020/2038(INI)</RefProc><Date>{23/03/2020}23.3.2020</Date><TitreType>DRAFT OPINION</TitreType><CommissionResp>of the Committee on Culture and Education</CommissionResp><CommissionInt>for the Committee on Transport and Tourism</CommissionInt><Titre>on establishing an EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism</Titre><DocRef>(2020/2038(INI))</DocRef>Rapporteur: <Depute>Dace Melbārde</Depute>PA_NonLegSUGGESTIONSThe Committee on Culture and Education calls on the Committee on Transport and Tourism, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions into its motion for a resolution:1.Acknowledges the need to strike a balance between economic, social, cultural and environmental needs in order to comprehensively ensure the long-term sustainability of tourism;2.Recognises that cultural tourism has significant potential to generate growth and jobs in the EU, with as many as four in ten tourists already choosing their destination on the basis of its cultural offering;3.Points out that the existence of cultural heritage sites encourages people to travel and learn about different societies and cultures; recalls that 72?% of a survey group aged between 15-24 agree that the presence of cultural heritage can have an influence on their choice of holiday destination; highlights the role that the DiscoverEU initiative can play in this regard; notes, however, that the initiative has not benefited young people equally; calls on the Commission to find ways to better involve young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, from rural and remote areas of the Member States, and from Member States without good rail links to other EU countries;4.Calls on the Member States to further promote sustainable cultural tourism, paying particular attention to local economies, lifestyles and traditions and ensuring that local industries and communities are closely involved;5.Takes the view that a holistic approach to sustainable cultural tourism must include engagement with civil society networks and greater cooperation between the Member States;6.Insists on the need, without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity, to promote and supplement the capacities of the Member States in education and training in the field of sustainable tourism;7.Is concerned about the impact on cultural heritage sites of poorly managed tourism and uncontrolled development; calls on the Commission to propose concrete measures to preserve and protect cultural heritage in the light of these human-made hazards;8.Highlights the important role European initiatives can play in encouraging travel to less well-known and less popular destinations and rural areas and low-season travel so as to promote sustainability and accessibility in tourism, especially for persons with disabilities. ................
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