Managing travel flows –Where’s the problem?

Thursday 16.1.2025 at 12:15–12:55 / Matkatieto stage hall 6 

Overcrowding in popular destinations, congestion at the peak of tourist seasons and the protests of local people have been the issue recently. Are these problems rooted in poor urban planning, industry greed or a lack of joint planning between the decision makers and local residents?

This seminar will discuss the current situation in different travel destinations and what should be done to either solve the problems or prevent them from arising in the first place.

The panel will be moderated by
Frank Oostdam, President, European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Association ECTAA

Panelists
Jukka Punamäki, Senior Advisor, Tourism and destination management unit, City of Helsinki
Vedran Sušić, Director, Croatian National Tourist Board
Julio Jiménez, Counselor for Tourism Affairs, Embassy of Spain to Finland, Managing Director, Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki

Registration

The Matkatieto seminars are free and you can register via THIS LINK / All that signs up to the seminars will get a registration code in their seminar confirmation email. If necessary, you can contact jenni.kemppainen@smal.fi.