Tourism transition pathway stakeholder support platform newsletter. Issue #1.
Date: 2025-01-28
Institutions: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
Subjects: EU strategy, call for proposals, cloud computing, economic transition, green economy, sustainable development, tourism

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◦ Open funding calls

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News/Articles

Monthly Article: Data-Driven Solutions for Smart
Destinations

Τhis July we explore the topic of data-driven
solutions in the tourism ecosystem. We
showcase best practices from smart destina-
tions and provide insights into how data is
revolutionising the tourism industry. Dive
into advanced tools that enhance decision-
making in tourism and benefit from addi-
tional resources and expert insights on sus-
tainable tourism statistics.

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Monthly article_July 2024  (531 KB)

Open funding calls

COASTOUR open call for applications II: Grants Scheme for
Tourism Businesses 2024 | Programme: Single Market
Programme (SMP)

COASTOUR project aims to develop a sustainability monitoring framework to
support a sustainable transition of at least 80 tourism SMEs and monitor their
sustainability performance across 5 countries (Denmark, Portugal, Italy,
Slovenia, and Lithuania).

Deadline

28/08/2024

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Open Call for Submission of Individual or Collaborative
Projects of tourism SMEs under the ST3ER Project (Call 1) |
Programme: Single Market Programme (SMP)

The Scaling Twin Transition in Tourism by harnessing the Experience Economy
for greater Resilience (ST3ER) project aims to facilitate tourism SMEs in the
project partner regions in green and digital transition, in building capacity, in
development/scaling up, in fostering innovative solutions for sustainable
tourism and in promoting best practice exchanges, knowledge sharing and

transfer.

Deadline

30/09/2024

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Knowledge and learning resources

Webinar: Mainstreaming Tourism Indicators for
Sustainable Development

The Digital subgroup of the Commission ex-
pert group "Together for EU Tourism" (T4T)
held the webinar "Mainstreaming Tourism
Indicators for Sustainable Development" on
22 March 2024. The webinar aimed to cat-
alyze collaborative efforts towards a more
robust and sustainable future for European
tourism, underpinned by comprehensive
data insights and strategic partnerships.

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Webinar: Food Waste Management in Tourism

The Green subgroup of the Commission ex-
pert group "Together for EU Tourism" (T4T)
held the webinar "Food waste management
in tourism" on 10 June 2024. The webinar
aimed to raise awareness about the general
issue of food waste and specifically within
the tourism sector; provide actionable guid-
ance for stakeholders; and showcase effec-
tive practices for reducing food waste.

permalink

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Food Waste Management _Webinar...  (668 KB)

Webinar: Tourism Strategies Towards Resilience

The Resilience, Skills and Inclusion Subgroup
of the Commission expert group "Together
for EU Tourism" (T4T) held the webinar
"Tourism Strategies Towards Resilience" on
28 June 2024. The webinar aimed to raise
awareness around two key elements of
tourism strategy: 1) How to improve social
sustainability strategies for tourism at the
destination level with commensurate bene-
fits for communities, for visitors and for
businesses; and 2) How to empower public
authorities and local decision-makers in ru-
ral areas to evaluate, benchmark and en-
hance their tourism strategies and policies.

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Webinar: How to use efficiently digital tools in Tourism?

The Digital subgroup of the Commission ex-
pert group "Together for EU Tourism" (T4T)
held the webinar "How to use efficiently dig-
ital tools in Tourism" on 3 July 2024. The we-
binar aimed to showcase concrete examples
of successful use of digital tools for smart
tourism management, highlighting how in-
novative approaches and bold adoption of
new technologies have reshaped the sector
The aim was also to explore real world case
studies that demonstrate the transformative
impact of digital solutions on enhancing vis-
itor experiences, optimizing resource alloca-
tion, and driving sustainable tourism
growth.

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Digital tools_Webinar summary  (718 KB)

Tourism Online Academy

Elevate your skills with the Tourism Online
Academy - a flexible, self-paced, online
learning platform tailored for the tourism
sector. Courses are focused on critical topics
like globalisation, digitalisation, and sustain-
ability. Launched by IE University and the
United Nations World Tourism Organization,
and supported by leading partners, this ini-
tiative offers high-quality courses designed
to enhance your expertise.

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