The “Sustainable EU Tourism – Shaping the Tourism of Tomorrow” project provides support to EU tourism destinations as they navigate towards greater sustainability and resilience, in line with the Transition Pathway for Tourism.
Throughout the project's duration (December 2023 to December 2025), emphasis will be placed on ensuring the economic, social, and cultural well-being of local communities, alongside the preservation of their natural environments.
Specifically, the project will
- identify key challenges and best practices related to sustainable and resilient tourism
- establish a peer-to-peer twinning mechanism for tourism destinations facing similar challenges. This mechanism will facilitate the sharing of experiences, mutual learning and collaboration towards common objectives
- in addition to this project, DMOs will be informed of other European Commission instruments that support peer learning activities in public administrations. These include study visits, expert missions, and workshops – such as the TAIEX-EIR Peer-2-Peer tool (environmental technical assistance) or REGIO Peer2Peer + (regional technical assistance)
- carry out communication campaigns targeting DMOs and tourists
As a first activity, the project has launched a survey to
- identify topics of shared interest among EU tourism destinations, including outermost regions
- gather challenges and best practices on resilient and sustainable tourism
- encourage DMOs to actively take part in peer learning and twinning activities
- identify eligible experts to participate in TAIEX-EIR and REGIO Peer2Peer + activities
On 18 April 2024, a 1h webinar was organised to present the project’s activities to interested stakeholders, in particular destinations. All materials are available below
How to get involved
If you are an EU tourism destination, fill out this survey by 31 May 2024. This page will be regularly updated as the project advances.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Alberto Venditti at: alberto [dot] venditti
intelleraconsulting [dot] com (alberto[dot]venditti[at]intelleraconsulting[dot]com)