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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Call for Partners: Explore Paris wants to create an European network of alternative urban tourism
Explore Paris is looking for potential partners for a project to set up an European network of alternative urban tourism. Through this partnership, they would like to look at urban tourism in a different way; enjoy the cultural, artistic and festive facets of a city that are sometimes little known and the occasion to to meet its inhabitants. They aim for tourists to discover the city off the beaten track and redefine the city's borders.
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Report: Star Cities Learning Session on Governance and Cooperation
The Interreg Europe Star Cities project organised a virtual interregional learning session from February 9 to 12. Adapting its work programme to the sanitary situation, the event was originally intended to take place near Paris, France.
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NECSTouR Regions and the #Tourism4Recovery Campaign: Let's travel to tomorrow together
#Tourism4Recovery Campaign showcases the impact of investments in building a more sustainable, resilient, and innovative tourism sector and urges EU and National policymakers to firmly anchor Tourism in Recovery and Resilience plans.
NECSTouR is pleased to be one of the promoters of this campaign, along with its partners in the European Tourism Manifesto alliance.
#Tourism4Recovery Campaign is composed by:
Tourisme en France: les clés d'une reprise durable
The webinar (in French) is organised by ETOA in the framework of the City Fair 2021
Ms Françoise Guaspare will intervene as Île-de-France Senior Policy Advisor and NECSTouR Advocacy Task Force Leader.
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Creating Destinations after a Global Pandemic: The new Competitive Advantage of Remote Areas
The workshop is hosted by the European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) in the frame of the Beyond Cultural Tourism Horizon 2020 project.
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Star Cities Webinar on Environment & Sustainability
Initially planned near Ljubljana, the last Star Cities international learning session will be a virtual event, held fully online.
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NECSTouR Workshop "Horizon Europe Opportunities for Tourism Innovation"
NECSTouR organised this informative session about the Horizon Europe Programme with a specific emphasis in opportunities to finance tourism innovation projects.
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Big Data enabling tourism competitiveness
The virtual meeting offered the opportunity to debate the role of data in restoring competitiveness in the tourism sector, especially with regard to the potential of Big Data resources.
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IRU and Polis network working session on Coach Access to Cities
Ms Françoise Guaspare from Île-de-France Europe, intervened on behalf of NECSTouR at the working session on Coach Access to Cities organised by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the POLIS network.
She highlighted our vision on Tourism & Transport Recovery Agenda and the network's recommendation to improve cities' quality of life by adopting holistic and sustainable mobility practices.
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