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“DRIVING SUSTAINABLE DESTINATIONS CHANGE THROUGH TRANS-REGIONAL COOPERATION”. “Tourism: New Trends, Challenges and Solutions” Policy Debate 16 th of September 2019. Patrick Torrent NECSTouR President, Executive Director at the Catalan Tourist Board. NECSTouR IS THE VOICE OF REGIONS FOR
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“DRIVING SUSTAINABLE DESTINATIONS CHANGE THROUGH TRANS-REGIONAL COOPERATION” “Tourism: New Trends, Challenges and Solutions” Policy Debate 16th of September 2019 Patrick Torrent NECSTouR President, Executive Director at the Catalan Tourist Board
NECSTouR IS THE VOICE OF REGIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE & COMPETITIVE TOURISM 36 Regional Authorities 36 Regional Authorities 12 Years of Experience 12 Years of Experience 12 Years of Experience 30 Associated and Academic Members 30 Associated and Academic Members 14 of the 20-top Tourism Regions 14 of the 20-top Tourism Regions 21 European Countries 21 European Countries 1 Single strong Vision! 1 Single strong Vision!
WHAT URGES EUROPE TO TAKE ACTION ON TOURISM? • Achieving sustainable growth and embracing digitalisation Increasing access, analysis and usability of Information • Addressing climate change and improving resource efficiency • Boosting • competitiveness, • Skills and market • Intelligence
BEHAVIORAL CHANGE: DRIVING SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITIES SMART “(Sustainable Tourism) is tourism that takes full account of its future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities” ECOSYSTEM GROWTH
A NEW VISION: EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE VISITOR ECONOMY “Smart Management of visitors’ interactions with a destination”
NECSTouR CALLS REGIONS AND CITIES TO JOIN EFFORTS! WE CALL FOR: 1. A European Agenda for a Sustainable “Visitor Economy” 2. Common Principles to build Europe a Better place to live and visit 3. A European Statistical Model of the Visitor Economy 4. Smart funding to deliver effective response 5 Pan-European dialogue to support destinations implementing the sustainable Visitor economy agenda
A European Agenda for a Sustainable “Visitor Economy” STRATEGY RESOURCES ACTORS KPIs
Common Principles for the European Visitor Economy That means to us “Better places to live, Better places to Visit”!
A European Statistical Model of the Visitor Economy • Regional Tourism Statistics • Access and Visits • Energy Consumption • Air Emissions • Tourism Satellite Accounts • Water and Waste • Residents’ Perception • Sustainable Tourism Indicators • Collaborative Economy
Smart European funding to build the European Sustainable Visitor Economy Horizon Europe Digital Europe INTERREG Single market EMFF ERDF Cohesion Fund FLEXIBILITY VISIBILITY
A Pan-European dialogue… …To support destinations delivering the European agenda towards a Sustainable Visitor Economy LEAD THIS CHANGE WITH OUR REGIONS!
Let’s build Europe a Better Place to Live and Visit
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION info@necstour.euwww.necstour.eu/join-us www.necstour.eu