EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS

• EUROPA: The website of the European Insitutions (European Commission, Parliament, Council, Committee of the Regions etc.).  The European Commission - Tourism Unit (Enterprise  Directorate).
• ECOTRANS - a European network of experts and organisations in tourism, environment and regional development who are seeking to promote good practice in the field of sustainable tourism.
• Ecotourism-related agencies: in recognition of the importance of sustainability and eco-tourism to the European tourism industry, the ETC has provided a section on its web site devoted to this subject.
• ETOA: European Tour Operators Association
• EUFED: European Union Federation of Youth Hostel Associations
• European Cities Tourism
• European Quartet: co-operation between the so-called 'Visegrad Countries' - V4 - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (joint tourism promotion in overseas markets).
• IFTO: International Federation of Tour Operators 
• The Centre: a think-do tank, operating at the interface of European public policy and communications. 
• HOTREC - Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe.  For a table of VAT rates in the Hospitality sector click here (see document 14).
• RailPassenger.info: joint website for rail passengers set up by the UIC (International Railway Union), the CER (The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies) and the CIT (International Rail Transport Committee)