Five-Year Strategic Framework for Tourism Sector Presented

Today, on 10 January 2018, Luxembourg Secretary of State for the Economy, Francine Closener, presented the strategic framework for the evolution of the tourism sector by 2022.

Presented in the form of a document entitled Tourism 2022, the strategic framework sets a course for the sector and formulates the way in which Luxembourg wants to position itself as a quality and diversified tourist destination over the next five years.

This vision for 2022 is the result of a joint reflection initiated by Francine Closener and led by the Directorate General of Tourism of the Ministry of Economy in collaboration with its partners. The document sets out the common foundations on which the different actors and branches of the tourism sector can rely when developing their respective strategies.

The 8 pillars are: working together, placing the visitor at the heart of the process, focusing on human capital, building on the country's assets, setting up and promoting infrastructure, placing tourism in a qualitative and sustainable perspective, strengthening the economic weight of the sector and providing a legal framework that is favourable to the development of the sector.

Inspired by the different actors, the strategic framework extends over the period from 2018 to 2022 for which the Ministry of the Economy has provided a total budget of €60 million to support continuous improvement and the creation of tourist infrastructures.