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NECSTouR Calls the European Tourism Sector for a Behavioural Change Towards Sustainability

NECSTouR launched a call for action addressed to all the European Institutions, destinations and tourism stakeholders claiming for a joint effort

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Setting the Roadmap Towards the “Sustainable Tourism of Tomorrow"

The Main European Tourism Regions set the roadmap towards the sustainable tourism of tomorrow during the 10th NECSTouR General Assembly Meeting and Thematic Conference 2019, held in the Canary Islands on the 11th and 12th of June.

Sign the Barcelona Declaration “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit”

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14 NECSTouR's Regions among the top-20 tourism destinations in the EU

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".

Fields of Expertise

Smart Destinations

Thematic Area

Sociocultural Balance

Thematic Area

Skills and Talents

Thematic Area

Safety and Resilience

Thematic Area

Statistics and Measurability

Thematic Area

Barcelona Declaration "Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit"

Strategic Action

S3 Platform "Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism"

Strategic Action

COVID-19 related NECSTouR Initiatives

Strategic Action

Sustainable Mobility

Task Force

27

Events in 2019

34

Member Regions

12

/20 top-EU Tourism Regions

1

Single Voice

Benefits for our Members

PROJECTS

A project engineering hub for sustainable tourism interregional projects

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KNOWLEDGE

A knowledge hub of sustainable and competitive tourism solutions, enabling regions to deliver and manage smarter destinations

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INFORMATION

A one stop shop of information on European policies that impact the NECSTouR priorities

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NETWORK

A pool of experts in the field of sustainable and competitive tourism

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POSITIONING

Positioning at European level and advocacy for European solutions

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Latest Updates

"Better Places to Live Better Places to Visit" Event in Vojvodina

NECSTouR and the Region of Vojvodina are jointly organising an event around the "Better Places to Live Better Places to Visit" initiative, in the framework of the European Capital of Culture 2021 Novi Sad (Vojvodina) and the European Youth Capital 2019.

More information will follow

Forum TurisTIC in Barcelona

The Forum TurisTIC is a congress about the application of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the tourism sector organised from 31st to April 3rd by Eurecat, The Technologic Centre of Catalonia and our member, the Catalonia Region, presidency of NECSTouR.

Several sessions from the CHARM project will be presented during the event.

Wed, 05/20/2020 - 17:00 - Wed, 05/20/2020 - 18:00

Webinar: "Competitive and Sustainable Tourism in Europe coexisting with COVID-19"

Mr Patrick Torrent - NECStouR President and Executive Director at the Catalan Tourism Board - is speaker at the Webinar: "Competitive and Sustainable Tourism in Europe coexisting with COVID-19" organised by In2Destination on the 20th of May 2020.

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Thu, 05/14/2020 - 09:00 - Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:30

NECSTouR Virtual AGM 2020

NECSTouR and the Sardinia Region organised their virtual Annual General Meeting 2020 (AGM) on the 14th of May, despite the times of emergency and rigid limitations generated by the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More

Fri, 03/27/2020 - 10:00 - Fri, 03/27/2020 - 11:30

NECSTouR Webinar "COVID-19 and EU Tourism Destinations"

NECSTouR organises the Webinar "COVID-19 and EU Tourism Destinations: Impacts and Responses" on March 27 as part of our mission to help you monitoring impacts and responses on COVID-19 in destinations and tourism SMEs. Read More

Thu, 04/11/2019 - 11:59 - Fri, 04/12/2019 - 11:59

CIVITAS Destinations' Partners Workshop in Elba Island

Mrs Sandra de Puig as NECSTouR coordinator and Mr Ulf Sonntag as Head of Market Research at the Institute for Tourism Research in Northern Europe of Kiel (NIT-Kiel) presented in Elba Island their recommendations on tourism and sustainable mobility to the destinations managers partners of the CIVITAS DESTINATIONS Project.

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Thu, 04/11/2019 - 11:59 - Fri, 04/12/2019 - 11:59

CIVITAS Destinations' Partners Workshop in Elba Island

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Facing together Coronavirus COVID-19

NECSTouR Calls the European Tourism Sector for a Behavioural Change Towards Sustainability

Setting the Roadmap Towards the “Sustainable Tourism of Tomorrow"

Sign the Barcelona Declaration “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit”

14 NECSTouR's Regions among the top-20 tourism destinations in the EU

What is NECSTouR?

Fields of Expertise

Smart Destinations

Sociocultural Balance

Skills and Talents

Safety and Resilience

Statistics and Measurability

Barcelona Declaration "Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit"

S3 Platform "Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism"

COVID-19 related NECSTouR Initiatives

Sustainable Mobility

NECSTouRin numbers

27

Events in 2019

34

Member Regions

12

/20 top-EU Tourism Regions

1

Single Voice

Benefits for our Members

PROJECTS

KNOWLEDGE

INFORMATION

NETWORK

POSITIONING

"Better Places to Live Better Places to Visit" Event in Vojvodina

Forum TurisTIC in Barcelona

Webinar: "Competitive and Sustainable Tourism in Europe coexisting with COVID-19"

NECSTouR Virtual AGM 2020

NECSTouR Webinar "COVID-19 and EU Tourism Destinations"

CIVITAS Destinations' Partners Workshop in Elba Island

CIVITAS Destinations' Partners Workshop in Elba Island

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