European Federation of Rural Tourism
Acronym: Ruraltour
General Information
Identification Code: 50751211239-57
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Entity Form: Association (asbl)
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 2/25/2009
Last Update: 3/11/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The European Federation of Rural Tourism (Ruraltour) is formed by 30 professional and trade organisations from 25 countries of geographical Europe. It represents a tourism sector with an estimate of 500.000 micro-enterprises and about 5-6,5 million bed places. The product includes from the rural Bed&Breakfast and self-catering in private homes or farms, up to small family-run rural hotels and guesthouses, restaurants, and activity tourism services.
The objectives of Ruraltour are wide-spread, given the character of this sector as based on micro-enterprises or complementary activity which require support and representation in multiple areas. Our statutes define the main tasks and activities of the Federation as follows:
• information and communication network amongst the member organisations and on international level
• professional representation in European organisations (private and public)
• harmonisation of information content and terminology
• definition of common (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Borders and security
- Business and industry
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Environment
- Food safety
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: CAP - Rural Development
European Tourism Policy
Low-Season Tourism / Senior tourism
Skills Development / Pact for Skills
STR-Short Term Rentals
ViDA-VAT in the Digital Age
Communication Activities: SenGoR - Seniors Go Rural (75/G/ENT/CIP/13/B/N03S01)
Conference STRD - Sustainable Tourism for Rural Development (February 2017 and 2019)
6th European Congress Rural Tourism in 2018 with extension to China, India, and Americas
Next Tourism Generation Alliance (2018-2021)
Pantour - Pact for Next Tourism Generation Skills (2022-2026)
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Stakeholder expert group to support the application of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Directive (2015/2302)#E03617#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3617 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsTogether for EU Tourism – T4T#E03886#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3886 #MEMBER #C#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Sagunto, 8-10-3
Post Code: 04004
City: Almería
Country: SPAIN
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EU Office
Address: Sagunto, 8-10-3
Post Code: 04004
City: Almería
Country: SPAIN
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: Part-time remunerated, 50% volontary work and low infrastructure cost
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: Team is composed by Executive Committee of the organisation (volontary work), Secretary General (partially remunerated through projects), auxiliary staff or interns as available.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: www.ruraltour.eu
Organisation Members: MER - European Movement for Rurality (member)
ECOVAST (member)
NET (member) www.net-tourism.eu