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Join Us!

Why join us?

Would you like to benefit from the valuable insights, access our dynamic platform, and receive strong support from our network?

Then NECSTouR is your network!

Together, we have the power to shape tourism in a smart and sustainable way—enhancing residents’ quality of life while creating meaningful experiences for visitors. Join our community with over 40 member regions and collaborate on key areas of tourism development, including EU Funds for Tourism, Indicators, Digital Platforms, Smart Destinations, Cultural and Sustainable Tourism, Innovation, Skills, and Education.

Benefits for our members

EU Engagement

Influence tourism policy, access funding, and benefit from our Advocacy efforts.

Expert Network

Connect with tourism professionals across regions, institutions and levels.

Global Visibility

Promote your region to key European and international stakeholders.

Insight Access

Stay informed with timely updates, best practices, and smart tourism solutions.

Project Support

Leverage our Project Hub for monitoring, support and dissemination.

Who can join?

Full membership

Can become full members of NECSTouR:

Regional authorities of the European Union;
Regional authorities of the European Economic Area or of European countries with which the European Union has concluded a partnership agreement in the field of tourism;
Any subnational and supralocal (meaning more than 1 municipality) body that has a responsibility and capacity for tourism and a commitment to sustainable tourism;
In specific cases, following the proposal of the Board of Directors on the basis of criteria previously defined and validated by the General Assembly, tourist authorities;

Full members have the following key rights and obligations:

To vote in the General Assembly and be eligible for the Board of Directors;
To participate in working groups and in projects and conferences;
To receive all documents, newsletters, research and information generated by the Network; plus access to the member’s database;
To use the network to disseminate their activities;
To pay an annual contribution fee. (The amount of the Membership Fee will be calculated accordingly to the criteria agreed at the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting 2022)

Associated membership

Can become associated members of NECSTouR:

National, European and international professional, associative, institutional, academic or research structures and whose application for membership to the network is approved by the General Assembly.

Associated members have the following main rights and obligations:

to attend the General Assembly, vote on specific issues and be eligible for the Board of Directors as consultative members;
to participate in working groups and in projects and conferences;
to receive all documents, newsletters, research and information generated by the network; plus access to the member’s database;
to use the network to disseminate their activities;
to pay an annual contribution fee of 750€

Adhesion Procedure

1. Contact the NECSTouR Permanent Secretariat, express your interest and receive personalised support.

2. Formalise your request for adhesion, by filling in the adhesion documents and send them to our contact person.

3. On the following Board of Directors meeting, they will evaluate your eligibility and will validate your adhesion.

4. On the following NECSTouR Annual General Meeting, your adhesion will be officially approved.

Contact us for more information!

Testimonials of our members

NECSTouR is achieving an increasing recognition as a leader in sustainable tourism by European institutions, but also by leading international institutions such as the UNWTO, UN and OECD. This is a success we are proud to share with NECSTouR as we have offered the network the benefits of our previous collaboration with these international organizations.

Andalusia

Through NECSTouR we want to foster European financial opportunities and initiatives directly linked with tourism, to include a wider role for local and governmental boards, support across border cooperation, have direct lines for tourism development and have easier management rules.

Liguria

Learning from other NECSTouR destinations and sharing best practices is particularly important for us. A good example WAS THE PROJECT Spirit Youth: a new marketing concept, called “South Limburg, a Spiritual Awakening” resulting from the research done within this project was successful and was awarded with the 2^nd prize within the European Cultural Tourism Award 2018.

South Limburg

For us, NECSTouR provides a dynamic forum to exchange good practices and successful strategies, delivering insight and an enhanced capacity to share and identify innovation, build a profile and develop relationships with some of the most successful visitor destinations in the world.

Visit Scotland