IATE Round Table on Blue Growth and Tourism

Lisa MacKenzie, EMEC’s Marketing and Communications Manager, is attending the 6th International Association for Tourism Economics (IATE) Conference in Rimini, Italy, on 23rd June 2017. Lisa is speaking in a round table session focused on blue growth and tourism.

The ‘blue’ economy, in Europe, represents roughly 5.4 million jobs and generates a gross added value of almost €500 billion a year (EU Commission, 2016). Moreover, coastal tourism is considered one of the sectors that have a high potential for sustainable jobs and growth. The IATE Conference Round Table on Blue Economy and Tourism will bring together representatives from the academic, institutional and entrepreneurial worlds, to meet and discuss on how they can cooperate to enhance blue economy and sustainable growth, through innovation in relation to maritime context, considering the significant impact that tourism has on the environment.

EMEC was invited to speak at the event after winning ‘Blue Economy Business of the Year’ at the European Commission’s Blue Economy Business Awards in September 2016.

For further information on the conference, visit: 6th International Association for Tourism Economics (IATE) Conference