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
Europe’s travel & tourism sector calls on EU governments to chart restart plan in time for summer
NECSTouR, along with its partners in the European Tourism Manifesto alliance, have released a road map for re-opening travel and tourism in Europe.
It is made of concrete recommendations, including creation of Commission-led Task Force to restore freedom of movement.
Check the press release here
European Cultural Tourism Awards 2021
Regenerating European Tourism through Culture, Heritage and Creativity is the overall theme of the European Cultural Tourism Awards 2021.
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EU Manifesto’s contribution to the national recovery & resilience plans: Accelerate Recovery by investing in Sustainable Tourism
With the contribution of NECSTouR, the European Tourism Manifesto called the EU Member States to make tourism a strategic element in their national recovery plans and has released last 9th of February a detailed paper presenting a non-exhaustive list of reforms and investment ideas related to travel and tou Read More
CHARMING Villages: empowering the rural destinations of Europe
The CHARM project final conference will be held online on Tuesday the 2nd of March, starting at 10:00 AM CET. The event, hosted by NECSTouR, will features interventions from partners and villages representatives of the CHARM project from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Germany and Belgium. As well as as tourism experts and guest speakers from Visit Greenland, Visit South Limburg, Asio and the Digital Tourism Think Tank.
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CHARM and NECSTouR at ITB Berlin 2021
The international tourism fair traditionally taking place in Berlin is going digital for the second time in a row. Due to COVID restrictions, the event will take place in the platform ITB Now. NECSTouR will participate to ITB Berlin in the framework of the CHARM project, with the rest of the partnership, led by the Catalan Tourist Board. Read More
NECSTouR Workshop "Tourism Recovery Projects: Recovery and Resilience Facility and Cohesion Policy Funds"
On the 12th of February 2021, the second Edition of the NECSTouR workshops in favour of the recovery of the tourism sector took place. Under the title “Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Cohesion Policy Funds”, it explored the available opportunities of building tourism sustainable recovery through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the Cohesion Policy Funds.
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Star Cities Webinar on River Tourism Governance and Management
Initially planned near Paris, the next Star Cities international learning session will be a virtual event, held fully online.
"Destination and river tourism governance and management" will be the main theme of the seminar. It will include a selection of good practices from the Star Cities partnership and NECSTouR regions. Discover the program here.
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Scotland House event: Tourism and the COVID-19 recovery
Scotland House Brussels is delighted to invite you to their upcoming event on the role of data and innovation in the responsible recovery of the European tourism sector.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the tourism industry, with revenues and visitor numbers falling dramatically. Ongoing travel restrictions aimed at tackling the virus mean tourism bodies are identifying new and innovative ways of supporting the visitor economy, while delivering on commitments to make the sector more sustainable and fit for the future.
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