Something on the institutional front is beginning to improve. After having expressed its regret, in July, following the requests excluded in the “Relaunch Decree”, Open Air Next Step – together with Faita, Assitai and Assocamping – achieved a first and important recognition, obtaining concrete action to supporting the development of outdoor tourism.
In the Senate – within the so-called “Simplification Decree” – the amendment was approved (signed by almost all the parliamentary groups) which refers to the age-old question relating to the qualification of mobile homes within the “Consolidated Law” on building material (referred to in the decree of the President of the Republic of 6 June 2001, no. 380) clarifying the legal regime inherent in their real nature as movable property.
But Open Air Next Step – a project created by the will of Baia Holiday, Club del Sole, CrippaConcept, Human Company, Vacanze col cuore and Vacanze di Charme with the aim of promoting premium level open-air holidays – does not stop here and continues with the campaign aimed at accepting the amendment relating to the simplification of landscape legislation which would encourage investments and developments by tour operators, identifying those cases for which authorization by the public administration for mobile installations is not required of overnight stay.
On this front, but also on the tax issue of renovations and on the “holiday bonuses” that should be prolonged and extended for the sector, it will still be necessary to work together with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism to find effective and shared solutions.
“This first amendment represents a significant sign of support for the development of the open-air tourism sector and constitutes a starting point for the transformations for the next year,” said Loek Van De Loo, spokesperson for the Open Air Next Step project. “A sincere thanks to the associations such as Faita, Assitai and Assocamping committed with us in this common intent and to all the political forces that fought for these changes in the Senate and that we hope will continue to give voice to the requests of companies belonging to this important segment of the tourism supply chain of our country”.
The hope now is that government policies can also put the issues of outdoor tourism at the center.
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