The Euro-barometer published by the European Commission on “preferences of Europeans towards tourism” shows that tourists consider hotel accommodation to be safe in Europe. Indeed, 95% of the thousands of respondents to the euro-barometer were satisfied with the safety of their accommodation, while none ever experienced a fire-related problem in a European hotel.
The European hotel industry considers that this result unambiguously proves that the large amount of existing fire-safety legislation works very well and that there is simply no need for any new legislation at EU level, especially as the hotel industry also promotes the use of best-practices. “The results speak for themselves: European hotels are safe, existing rules work well, therefore one can wonder if there is a real need for further discussion on hotel fire safety at EU level” commented Kent Nystrom, President of HOTREC. Indeed, the results of this Euro-barometer come at a moment when the European Commission reflects on the merits of a possible Green Paper on the topic.
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