Good Practices
We collect, categorise and share Good Practice on Competitive and Sustainable Tourism among our Member Regions, since 2009.
Tourism integration in Regional Economies by the Region of Valencia
The regional strategy of the operational programme using European Funds for Regional Development in the planning period 2014/2020, related to tourism, is based on 3 pillars:
- Innovation and competitiveness for the productive ecosystem, with a particular focus on manufacturing industry pillar and relationship between tourism, cities and cultural drivers.
- Improvement of competitiveness linked to environmental sustainability and the use of resources.
- Enhance the social dimension in the territorial interventions.
General Plan for Sustainable Tourism of Andalusia Horizon 2020 co-financed by ERDF & EARDF
Andalusian Tourism in S3:
- Priority 4. Strengthening Andalucía as a tourism destination, culture and leisure.”
- Other priorities:
- Innovative products;
- accessibility;
- CCI;
- Synergies
General Plan for Sustainable Tourism of Andalusia Horizon 2020 co-financed by ERDF & EARDF
VisitScotland’s Internationalisation Programme 2015 – 2018
Scottish Visitor Economy in S3 is transversal:
•Creative industries
•Energy
•Food and Drink
•Life &Sciences
VisitScotland’s Internationalisation Programme 2015 – 2018
Aim: Support Scottish SMEs attracting more visitors & income from overseas markets
Who: VisitScoltand in partnership with Scottish Development International, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterpris
Tourism SMEs at the core: DMOs
Tourism integration in Regional Economies by Tuscany
Valencia is an excellent example of integrating tourism in an horizontal approach which facilitates complementarity between the different European Funds mainly:
Tourism integration in Regional Economies by the German Speaking Community of Belgium
The German Community Speaking of Belgium is using ERDF to support employment and to promote destinations and itineraries while the EARDF to attract new investments.
Examples of this use are:
- Digitalisation of tourism information
- Complete revision of hiking trails network and signing (system with points of intersection) which is an ongoing project
Andalucia's S3
This plan is part of the General Plan for Sustainable Tourism of Andalusia Horizon 2020, co-financed by ERDF & EARDF. Tourism is one of the 8 priorities of the S3 in Andalusia: “Priority 4. Strengthening Andalucía as a tourism destination, culture and leisure.”
Green resorts of Valais: Tourism Energy Efficiency to deal with Climate Change Mitigation
Tourism Businesses Initiatives on Energy Efficiency and Management
That good practices has been presented during the workshop, on "Climate Change Mitigation through Tourism Energy Efficiency", held in Brussels on the 23rd of June 2014
Representative of Canton Valais: Sarah Huber, Project Manager, Foundation for sustainable development in mountain regions
- A good practice : Maya Boutique Hotel
In a few words
MALICE by Paris Region: Tourism Energy Efficiency to Deal with Climate Change Mitigation
Tourism Businesses Initiatives on Energy Efficiency and Management
That good practices has been presented during the workshop, on "Climate Change Mitigation through Tourism Energy Efficiency", held in Brussels on the 23rd of June 2014
Paris region facing the climate change challenge: The first climate footprint study for the world’s top tourist destination - A need for concrete tools to enhance sustainability
MALICE: Economica and Environmental Performances
Balearics regional innovation strategy for smart specialisation in sustainable and technological tourism (s4t2)
Growth for Business:
•Business support
– Attracting new markets
– Connecting local businesses, clusters, networks
– Local supply chains
– Development of new products, processes, and services
•Skills for growth
– Skills development aligned to labour market
– Skills for growth aligned to S3
Conditions for Growth
•Infrastructure improvements
– physical infrastructure
– digital infrastructure
•Carbon management and energy efficiency
Representing Cornwall In Brussels for a Better use of eu funding opportunities for tourism and the visitor economy
NECSTouR Seminar with DG Growth on EU Funds for Tourism
Vision: "Consolidating the Balearic islands as a sustainable destination leader in tourism and in turn pioneering design, development and export of new models of sustainable tourism based on innovation, technology and knowledge applied to the entire value chain of the tourism process and related activities"
Smart Specialisation
The investment of EU’s public funds for the development of tourism. Best practices for employment and development
EUROPEAN FUNDS IN THE REGION OF VALENCIA
European Regional Development Fund
- Information Technology and communication
- Reducing seasonality: creation, adaptation and improvement of inland resources and services
European Social Fund 2014-2020
CdT Training Network:
Västra Götaland's Passivhuscentrum: Sweden's Public Environmental Building Center to face Climate Change
Goal: Passivhuscentrum is the driving force for sustainable building through Passive House principles in a regional and national perspective with an international outlook.
Preparing the building sector for the enviromental tagets of 2020 and 2050 and EU NZEB
Work:
- Education
- Information
- Reports
- Counceling
- Study Visits
- Innovation Projects
- Municipal process support
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