NECSTouR News
Biosphere will have the first stand of Sustainable Destinations of FITUR
The Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) will have the first stand of Sustainable Destinations at the next Fitur
The Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) will attend again the International Tourism Fair FITUR, which will be held from 23 to 27 January in Madrid (Spain). It is a key global meeting point for tourism professionals, being the leading fair for the receptive and issuing markets of Ibero-America.
A new intern in NECSTouR to support the Implementation of the Barcelona Declaration
My name is Xiana Vilar Sopeña and for the next 9 months I will be the new NECSTouR trainee, supporting the Permanent Secretariat and the Working Group on Cultural Tourism with the implementation and dissemination of the Barcelona Declaration “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit”, as the NECSTouR legacy for the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage.
NECSTouR and 2018: 365 Days of Commitment Towards a Competitive and Sustainable Tourism in Europe!
2018 is over and it is time to live again with us the main activities that we implemented and/or we attend with you.
Enjoy this NECSTouR video activity report 2018!
A l'occasion de la Journée internationale des personnes handicapées, le CRT Paris Île-de-France vous propose une première analyse concernant les touristes à besoins spécifiques
En 2017, les touristes à besoins spécifiques ont été à l’origine de plus de 2 millions de séjours à Paris Île-de-France. Ils ont généré plus de 870 millions d’euros de retombées économiques sur notre territoire. Ces touristes vivent majoritairement en France (57%). Ils sont âgés de 43 ans en moyenne et viennent principalement en famille et entre amis (54%). Le besoin spécifique le plus fréquent est…
How to Manage Cultural Sustainable Destinations without Borders? NECSTouR Reflections at the International Summit by the Responsible Tourism Institute
The Responsible Tourism Institute - together with the Historical Villages of Portugal and the Portuguese Tourism Agency and with the support of NECSTouR - organised in Idanha-a-Velha (Portugal) on the 15-17 November the International Summit "Cultural Sustainable Destinations without Borders".
NECSTouR Presidency and CRT Île-de-France Plan Future Cooperation in Paris
Mr Patrick Torrent - President of NECSTouR, met Mr David-Xavier Weiss, Deputy Director for Business & Leisure Tourism and Mr Michel Mari, in charge of the Business Clients Center and at the Comité Régional du Tourisme (CRT) of Île-de-France on the 13th of November in Paris to discuss about the future cooperation among the two organisations.
NECSTouR leads an Inspirational Debate Towards Sustainable Coastal and Maritime Tourism Communities at the European Parliament
The International Workshop 'Towards Sustainable Coastal and Maritime Tourism Communities' held recently at the European Parliament in Brussels, in the framework of the Interreg MED Project MITOMED+ (Models of Integrated Tourism in the MEDiterranean Plus), concluded with a renewed call for community participation to improve the sustainability performance of coastal and maritime destinations.
Initiative "Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism" presented at the European Tourism Day 2018
On the occasion of the European Tourism Day 2018, Ms Eija Raasakka, Project Manager at the Lapland University of Applied Sciences, has been invited - as co-leader of the initiative - to present the initiative "Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism", under the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation (S3P-Industry), by the European Commission.
NECSTouR Brings its Views about Cultural Heritage at the 11th International Conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe
NECSTouR has been one of the protagonists of the 2018 edition of the International Conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe, organised in Pafos (Cyprus) on the 25-27 October 2018 by the European Cultural Tourism Network.
MITOMED+ Project Presented at 2018 UNWTO Global INSTO Meeting
A representative of NECSTouR has been invited to present its experience on Indicators at the 2018 Meeting of the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO) of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), organised in Madrid, on the 22-23 October 2018.
Mrs Ana Moniche and Inmaculada Gallego from the Region of Andalusia, intervened as Leaders of NECSTouR Working Group on Indicators and presented the advances of the MITOMED+ initiative as a good practice on translating Destinations Needs into Data Needs.