Summit of the Iberian Alliance of Travel Agencies in Huelva

The Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies (CEAV), the Andalusian Federation of Travel Agencies and the Provincial Association of Travel Agencies of Huelva, in collaboration with the Portuguese Association of Travel Agencies (APAVT), will organize the III Summit of the Iberian Alliance of Travel Agencies.

The event gathers in Huelva, de 23 a 26 de setembro, the leaders of tourist distribution in Spain and Portugal, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration of the Junta de Andalusia.

Cerca de 50 participants will go to the Andalusian province to discuss common problems in the sector that affect both Spain and Portugal.

Este ano, the fundamental theme settles, naturalmente, in the covid-19 pandemic, so both countries will exchange information on the impact the pandemic has had on each of them.: the impact on travel agencies and future challenges, the effect on both markets, the management of aid from the European Next Generation Funds, etc.

Other diverse themes will be on the table recurrent themes, such as relations with IATA and the European Package Travel Directive.

The event has the participation of presidents and directors of associations from both countries, as well as the executive teams of APAVT and CEAV, and your program includes, in addition to holding work meetings, guided tours of the city that provide the opportunity to discover the tourist destination of Huelva.

The Iberian Alliance of Travel Agencies was founded in 2018, through an agreement signed between APAVT and CEAV that, em conjunto, They represent over 80% of the tourist distribution business in the Iberian Peninsula.

The Alliance was born with the aim of jointly examining the main issues of interest to the sector with the aim of reaching a common position.