What is NECSTouR?
NECSTouR is the voice of European regions committed to economic, social and environmental sustainability through tourism – an increasingly important driver of destination competitiveness.
To help members deliver the tourism of tomorrow, NECSTouR provides an interregional cooperation strategy focused on the five key strategic approaches, known as the “Five S of sustainable tourism of Tomorrow”: Smart destinations, Sociocultural balance, Skills and talent, Safety and resilience, Statistics and measurability. These are complement two cross-cutting initiatives: The Barcelona Declaration “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit” and the Smart Specialisation Platform "Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism".

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Latest Updates
NECSTouR Intervenes in High-Level "Transition of EU tourism – EU Funding Opportunities" Webinar
On 20 June 2022, NECSTouR's Director presented testimony and good practices of using EU funds for tourism in practice at the "Transition of EU tourism – EU Funding Opportunities" Webinar, organised by the European Commission and Committee of the Regions.
Read MoreNECSTouR showcases good practices for the four pillars of InCircle
Thomas Guillot, project officer in NECSTouR permanent Secretariat, was invited to deliver a keynote on the “main bottlenecks and opportunities for Sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean” during the Interreg MED InCircle final event in Barcelona, taking place one day before the II MED Sustainable Tourism Convention.
Read MoreNECSTouR supports WINTERMED Policy Recommendations for Better Cooperation in the MED
As WINTERMED’s associated partner and their horizontal angel in the Interreg MED Sustainable Tourism community, NECSTouR was invited to take part in the policy section of WINTERMED Final and Capitalisation Event on May 31st. The theme was "Shared vision and commitment to year-round sustainable tourism in Mediterranean island destinations and beyond", the policy section included the participation of Josiane Cutajar (MEP) and Valentina Superti (European Commission). Read More“Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit” Conference
From 23-24 September 2022 the “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit” Conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain.
Organised by the Catalan Tourism Board, this event aims to generating exchanges, reflections and debates on how the wellbeing of the local community and the climate actions needs are driving the transformation of the tourism model and ecosystem, moving from sustainable to responsible and regenerative tourism.
NECSTouR Extraordinary AGM 2022
From 23-24 September the NECSTouR Extraordinary AGM 2022 will take place in Barcelona, Spain.
In the framework of this event will, the “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit” Conference will also take place in Barcelona within these dates.
More information will be available as soon as possible.
Read MoreTourism Innovation Summit 2022
From 2-4 November 2022 NECSTouR will once again be participating in the Tourism Innovation Summit, which will be held in Seville, Spain.
The Tourism Innovation Summit is aimed to help tourism and travel industry to face all those short and long-term challenges, and Seville will again host three days of disruptive masterclasses where success stories of travel are put on stage.
Read MoreInterreg Euro-MED Academy Webinar: "Funding opportunities for Sustainable Tourism Destinations"
In the framework of its online learning programme on Sustainable Tourism and Mobility in the MED, the Interreg Euro-MED Academy organises a webinar on the 17th of June 2022, from 10am to 11am.
Read MoreNECSTouR Thematic Conference "Building tourism destinations’ resilience to respond to crisis: How do you recover competitiveness by regenerating your business model?"
In the framework of our Annual General Meeting 2022, NECSTouR organised a Thematic Conference on “Building tourism destinations’ resilience to respond to crisis: How do you recover competitiveness by regenerating your business model?”, hosted by the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality on 1st of June 2022 in Ringkøbing.
Read MoreWebinar "Transition of EU tourism – EU Funding Opportunities"
On 20 June 2022 NECSTour will be speaking at the "Transition of EU tourism – EU Funding Opportunities
Webinar" by the European Commission and Committee of the Regions. The event will take place from 10:00-11:30 CEST, with NECSTouR due to speak at 11:00-11:25.
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