The European Union of Tourism Officers is a unique trans-national networking organisation that offers you the possibility to learn about professional experiences from your peers abroad.

Continuous professional development at a managerial level is essential if the tourism industry and its supporting infrastructure are to remain competitive. To encourage this, an innovative transnational project has been developed and is being delivered on a pilot basis, with European funding from the Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme. It aims to deliver new methods of training managerial staff in the industry and allow for pan-European recognition of qualifications. See www.vocmat.com

Study Visits
EUTO supports this sharing of experiences with study visits, open to all members and other interested tourism professionals..

In October 2009, EUTO and APTALC, the Catalan Tourist Officers’ Association will deliver a week-long Study Visit to discuss Innovation in Tourism.

Workshops will be addressed by a series of high profile speakers focusing on their experiences and findings and presenting Case Studies based on successful examples in Catalonia and elsewhere in Europe.

Accompanying the business sessions will be an interesting Working Programme featuring a number of Study Visits to attractions and tourist destinations in the region.

In recent years, Study Visits have been made to Malta, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia and England. Experts’ presentations and participants’ reports can be found here.