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Webinar resources “Awareness raising on education and training opportunities needed for the twin transition”

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13 January 2026

Webinar resources “Awareness raising on education and training opportunities needed for the twin transition”

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The Skills, Resilience and Inclusion subgroup of the Commission expert group “Together for EU Tourism” (T4T) has co-organised a webinar on awareness raising on education and training opportunities needed for the twin transition of the tourism ecosystem on 15 December 2025.

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EU Tourism Platform team

Topics
Geographical descriptors

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

Other

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Business Support Organisation

Company with 250 or more employees

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU Institutions

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local Authorities

Media / Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

Other

  • 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

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Digitalisation of tourism SMEs and destinations

    • Equal and fair tourism jobs

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

    • Improving formal education

    • Pact for skills

    • Short-term rentals

    • Training opportunities

  • 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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This webinar explored the essential skills needed for the twin transition in the tourism sector. Experts from industry associations, public authorities, academia and the private sector provided examples of trainings and educational practices in the sector and discussed the various challenges faced.

The webinar gathered representatives from HOTREC, EFFAT, the European Federation of Rural Tourism, Breda University of Applied Science, Turismo de Portugal, WiZiU, and the Confederation of German Trade Union and a hotel worker to discuss:

  • Latest developments in skills for tourism
  • Insights from both the employer and employee sides
  • Perspectives from academia on adapting education to meet industry demands 

More information about the discussion and key conclusions of the webinar are presented in the Webinar Summary.

Documents

Webinar Summary
English
(721.53 KB - PDF)
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1. Blueprint projects - Klaus Ehrlich
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2. Corne Dijkmans - PANTOUR Insights
English
(829.3 KB - PDF)
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3. Ana Paula Pais - Building Tomorrow’s Tourism in Portugal
English
(2.41 MB - PDF)
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4. Remy Merkx - The staffing challenge in hospitality
English
(1.53 MB - PDF)
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5. Thomas Giessler - The new training occupations in the hospitality sector in Germany
English
(587 KB - PDF)
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