NECSTouR News
Capacity Building Workshops Complete
Prior to the start of the Pilot Testing in each region, the partners held a workshop for the local tourism practitioners who would be providing the activities for the pilot testers. The participants were mainly local tourism SME’s or government bodies, such as tourism boards, who had an interest in providing spiritual tourism. The purpose of the workshops was to provide training to the practitioners on a variety of different factors that would be needed to create a successful spiritual tourism product.
SPIRIT YOUTH Workshop: Marketing and commercialisation of Spiritual Tourism for young consumers
The SPIRIT YOUTH workshop “Marketing and commercialisation of Spiritual Tourism for young consumers” is organised by the partners of the consortium of the project, lead by NECSTouR – Network of European Regions for a Competitive and Sustainable Tourism – with the support of the Catalonia Tourism Board. The workshop will be held in Barcelona on December 1, between 16-19h.
Spirit Youth project begins pilot testing of new European Spiritual Tourism destinations next month
Brussels, October 31 – Spirit Youth, a project established by the Network of European Regions for Competitive and Sustainable Tourism, alongside 6 other European partners, will begin next month testing new Spiritual Tourism activities, in 3 locations. 75 European youth will travel to Prato (Italy), Montserrat (Catalonia) and South Limburg (the Netherlands) and test the activities organised by our partners, considering their feasibility as part of a European Spiritual Tourism itinerary.
Capacity Building Workshops Taking Place
The training of local tourism practitioners in our partner regions is currently taking place, with organisations taking part in Capacity Building Workshops, led by our experts, to ensure that they are able to provide a suitable Spiritual Tourism experience for the pilot testers.
NECSTouR remarks on the Sharing Economy at the European Tourism Forum Conference
NECSTouR attended the 15th European Tourism Forum Conference in Bratislava (10-11 October 2016) and delivered an oral statement during the session about Sharing Economy.
What is the impact of Collaborative Economy in Europe?
The two documents about the impact of Collaborative Economy in four of the main the EU cities and on the situation of workers in the collaborative economy are now on-line!
NECSTouR welcomes the publication of this new impulse paper n.9 about the "Impact of Regulatory approaches to the collaborative economy in the tourism accommodation sector: Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam & Paris" and of the document from the European Parliament Think Tank on the "Situation of workers in the collaborative economy".
New Flanders Representation in Rome
On 7 October the Government of Flanders decided to open a diplomatic mission in Rome in 2019.
This will be the twelfth General Representation of the Government of Flanders, such as the Flemish embassies are officially called.
“Hi, I am the new intern of NECSTouR and I am here to support the implementation of its Policy”
I’m Gergö, from Hungary. As part of my Sustainable Tourism Management Master’s degree I will spend 6 months at the Permanent Secretariat of NECSTouR. During this time I plan to support the Organisation in European tourism policy, events, strengthen communication and most importantly attract new regions and especially from the strategical area for NECSTouR of the Central-Eastern European Countries.
Flanders Vision on European Union presented in Bruges
Dear colleagues,
On 6 October, Minister-president Geert Bourgeois gave a guest lecture on the future of Europe at the College of Europe in Bruges.
The University of Malaga has joined the Network!
We are very pleased to confirm that the Executive Committee of NECSTouR has approved the adhesion of the University of Malaga to the Network, as an Academic Member.
Please receive a warm welcome to NECSTouR!
"The University of Malaga is new member of NECSTouR. Looking forward to a fruitful collaboration and exchange on tourism" With this tweet, the University of Malaga celebrated the adhesion to NECStouR.
Today, the new communication platform of NECSTouR is officially launched!
Since 2007 NECSTouR has been at the forefront of European tourism policy, lobbying to strengthen the presence of regions in the European arena.
To implement our Strategy, communication is becoming more and more important and the last month of June, NECSTouR’s Annual General Meeting approved an ambitious communication plan that is bringing now its first outcomes.
Today, the new communication platform of NECSTouR is officially launched!
A First Year full of Satisfaction for the European Tourism Manifesto
The latest General Assembly of the European Tourism Manifesto has been held on the 16th of September in Brussels.
It has been the occasion to analyse the Activity report 2015 and especially to celebrate the first year of life for this important working group which involves many Organisations dealing with Tourism at European Level. NECSTouR is one of them and representatives from the Permanent Secretariat were attending the event.