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
Benefits for our Members
KNOWLEDGE
A knowledge hub of sustainable and competitive tourism solutions, enabling regions to deliver and manage smarter destinations
INFORMATION
A one stop shop of information on European policies that impact the NECSTouR priorities
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Latest Updates
NECSTouR calls for a Tourism Marshall Plan Towards a Sustainable Recovery of the Sector
NECSTouR calls the European Regions to finance sustainable tourism building the Marshall Plan Tourism industry deserves.
Guidelines has been released to support the Regional efforts in achieving this crucial mission for the sector.
Report: NECSTouR held a CHARM Workshop in Burg-Reuland (Belgium)
On Friday the 4th of September, NECSTouR Permanent Secretariat organised a workshop with tourism stakeholders of the village of Burg-Reuland in Eastern Belgium. As the partner following the Belgian pilot village of the CHARM project, NECSTouR was responsible to put together this working session. I was co-organised by the Tourist Info Burö of Burg-Reuland/Ouren, with the support of our member the German-speaking community of Belgium.
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Job Vacancy: Temporary EU Project Officer
We are looking for a Colleague to support NECSTouR and its current Presidency, the Catalan Tourism Board in EU Project Acquisition and Implementation.
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NECSTouR Extraordinary AGM 2020
NECSTouR Executive Committee calls for an extraordinary General Assembly Meeting on the next 2nd of October 2020.
European Week of Regions and Cities
This year, the European Week of Regions and Cities will spread over three consecutive weeks in October, each dedicated to one timely topic:
5-9 October: Empowering Citizens
12-16 October: Cohesion and cooperation
19-22 October: Green Europe, in cooperation with the Green Week.
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European Tourism Convention
In the Communication ‘Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond’, adopted on 13 May 2020, the European Commission announced a European Tourism Convention to launch a dialogue on sustainable recovery and the strategic orientations for the tourism of tomorrow, and to guide future work and cooperation on tourism (towards a European Agenda for Tourism 2050). Read More
TRAN Tourism Task Force Meeting
On Wednesday, 23 September at 9:10 Tourism Task Force of the TRAN Committee of the European Parliament will meet with NECSTouR and other travel and tourism umbrella organisations (UNWTO, European Travel Commission, WTTC) to discuss recovery from COVID-19 crisis.
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Stakeholder consultation on the CoR Opinion on "Towards more sustainable tourism for EU cities and regions"
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is preparing the opinion "Towards more sustainable tourism for EU cities and regions."
The rapporteur is Manuel Alejandro CARDENETE FLORES, NECSTouR Vice-President and Deputy Minister for Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration of the Regional Government of Andalusia.
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Webinar "Towards Sustainable Tourism in the Maritime and Coastal Regions of Europe"
On 7 July from 09.15 to 12.15 CEST, NECSTouR President will debate with representatives of the EU institutions, of the private sector and with participants on the perspectives on the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis and beyond at the Webinar "Towards Sustainable Tourism in the Maritime and Coastal Regions of Europe" hosted by SEARICA (Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas) Intergroup of the Euoropean Parliament.
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