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Pledge formulated by European Spas Association (1)

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Pledge formulated by European Spas Association (1)

Publishing organisations:

European Spas Association

Relevant countries:

Belgium

Organisation types:

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Fixed target date:

.

Publishing org

European Spas Association

Topics
Geographical descriptors

Belgium

Organisation Type

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer / tourist organisation

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local authorities

Media/Travel Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Pact for skills

  • Business activities

    • Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

    • Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism

    • Air passenger transport

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Events catering and other food services

    • Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities

    • Gardens and nature reserves activities

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Mobile beverage services

    • Mobile food services

    • Museums

    • Operation of historical sites

    • Other

    • Other accommodation

    • Other amusement and recreation activities

    • Other food and beverage services

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Other tourism transportation activities

    • Rail Passenger transport

    • Recreational and sport activities

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

    • Road passenger transport

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

    • Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport

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As a cross-sectional business representatives of TOURISM and HEALTH CARE, our problem of staff shortages is even more dramatic than in other areas of the tourism industry. Consequence of the labour intensity in health tourism and relatively high level of skills required interdisciplinary sector between health care and tourism struggles to find employees with the mixed skills. Invest in flexible education tools, to encourage the improvement of personal and responsible healthy lifestyle of all citizens and to be able to change skilled works between tourism and health - depend on the needs. 


Boosting the use of thermal spa and medical tourism as a fast answer to waiting lists within Europe. Europe happens to be the oldest and largest spa market in the world within a health care system as a tradition. Some EU countries face more challenges regarding waiting lists for spa/medical procedures, while others have capacity for more patients. Nevertheless, the use of thermal spas and visit to spa destinations should be promoted within the EU, particularly the post-covid recovery concept that has already proven to render results across Europe. 


Adapting current health care educational systems in Europe with the goal to close workforce gaps. Implementing doctors’ exchange programmes and attracting non-European medical students as tomorrow’s skilled workforce and medical tourism ambassadors should be stimulated. Some EU countries learned that attracting foreign students enhance image in medical tourism and build up succession planning of medical staff. It also reinforces liaisons between the countries and welcomes new global opportunities for medical tourism on global level. Moreover, medical staff is a scarce resource in the European Union while its population is getting older and requiring even more medical attention. 


Measurable result: 
- to establish a cooperation within the Universities with health tourism management, health tourism in general to collaborate and to exchange information and to deliver the result for european cooperation and optimization latest 2025.

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