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After-movie video of Masterclass 'Empowering Destination Leaders to Deliver Sustainability' published!

Last March, NECSTouR and Turismo Lanzarote jointly organised the Masterclass 'Empowering Destination Leaders to Deliver Sustainability', gathering 18 regions from 8 European countries. With immense gratitude, we look back at this event which brings us another step further in securing sustainable tourism.

 

NECSTouR President, Peter De Wilde meets EU Commissioner Thierry Breton during the European Tourism Day 2023 in Brussels

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10/05/2023

NECSTouR President, Peter De Wilde meets EU Commissioner Thierry Breton during the European Tourism Day 2023 in Brussels

SHORT-TERM RENTALS: THE MISSING PUZZLE PIECE FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

24th May 2023 - 16:00 - 17:30 CET.

Public online webinar: youtubelive.totlab.eu or linkedinlive.totlab.eu 

 

REGISTER HERE 

 

LIFE PROGRAMME NECSTOUR INFO DAY

We invite you to participate in the NECSTouR PROJECTS INFO DAY: 'LIFE PROGRAMME', an online event on Thursday 27 April from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm CET on the calls for proposals of 2023.

This exclusive info session for NECSTouR members only will be the opportunity to discover how the LIFE programme can benefit from the tourism sector by analysing the calls for proposals with expert speakers.

 

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Thematic Workshops | Brussels

In the framework of our next Board of Directors meeting and the European Tourism Day, NECSTouR is organising an afternoon dedicated to Thematic Workshops on Thursday 4th of May from 14:00 to 17:00 CET in a hybrid format.


We are kindly inviting you to come to NECSTouR's office - Visit Flanders, Grasmarkt 61 in Brussels - to share a networking lunch from 13:00.

The programme includes the two following workshops:

2022 Activity Report published!

'2022 was the year of tourism recovery for most of our destinations.

| PRESS RELEASE | Flanders takes the Presidency of NECSTouR, the network of European Regions for sustainable and competitive tourism

After a six-year mandate of Catalonia Presidency, Andalusia has taken seat of the NECSTouR Presidency until March 2023. NECSTouR is thankful for the solid leadership and actions Andalucia has taken. From 1 April 2023, Peter De Wilde chairs NECSTouR, the network uniting more than 40 top European regional destinations, on behalf of Flanders. Through interregional cooperation, NECSTouR seeks to influence European decision-making related to tourism.

NECSTOUR PROJECTS INFO DAY 'DEVELOP YOUR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROJECT' INTERREG EUROPE 2ND CALL FOR PROPOSAL

Following the second call for proposals of the Interreg Europe Programme which opened on March 15th, NECSTouR organised an online Info Day on How to develop your Sustainable Tourism Project  on March 23rd.

Lanzarote to host a masterclass on sustainability for destination leaders Op-Ed Article signed by NECSTouR Managing Director Cristina Nuñez Cuesta

NECSTouR, the Network of European Regions for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism, and SPEL-Lanzarote, the organisation responsible for the tourism promotion of Lanzarote, are committed to “Empowering Destination Leaders to Deliver Sustainability” in a joint Masterclass on 14-16 March 2023 in Lanzarote. The masterclass will provide destination leaders with knowledge and practical tools to deliver the necessary action for tackling three major common challenges: reducing seasonality, measuring tourism’s carbon footprint, and fostering tourism’s climate action.

| PRESS RELEASE | Regenerative Tourism Conference Report

In 2018, the Barcelona Declaration “Better Places to Live Better Places to Visit” was created from the willingness of NECSTouR members to respond to the residents’ concerns about the uses of territorial assets for tourism activity.

NECSTOUR PROJECTS INFO DAY 'DEVELOP YOUR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROJECT' INTERREG EUROPE 2ND CALL FOR PROPOSAL

Don't miss 'NECSTouR PROJECTS INFO DAY: Develop Your Sustainable Tourism Project', an online event taking place on 23 March at 10:00 am CET on the 2nd call for proposals of the Interreg Europe Programme open from 15 March 2023.