Uses of DestiNet

Who is likely to use DestiNet, and what would they use it for?

DestiNet is a multi-functional site.  The list below shows its uses for different stakeholders.  

Importantly, it has been designed to implement Tourism Knowledge & Innovation Communities.  Each Communitie is effectively a DesiNet hub, linked into the other sustainable tourism information flows.  A hub would be the outpost and expansion  of your own website. Use of this space gives you all the libraries and tools Destinet platform has for you to do professional network management and development. Please contact us to partner your application of this Portal for your needs.  

International bodies, National, Regional Governments

• Coherent ICT management of relevant information and resources for sustainable tourism development
• Linking tourism with Agenda 21
• Observatory on Tourism Supply Chain and Destination Sustainable Consumption and Production progress
• Customizable ICT Portal with administration system and quality assessed knowledge base linked to your website
• International , national, regional & local knowledge transfer, networking, promotion, marketing
• Research to Marketplace networking to develop innovation for competitiveness and sustainability
• Green mapping of tourism destinations
• Developing  product and destination certification and monitoring systems
• Establishing Topic and Destination Learning Areas
• Tourism SME Decision Support System

Destinations

• Green mapping of local businesses, services and activities for tourists
• Sustainable destination management system
• Destination sustainability self check
• Developing regional sustainable tourism services, markets and supply chains
• Establishing a destination learning area to promote local innovation
• Improving visibility of destination and local businesses at the European and international level

National Tourism Organizations

• Green maps of national and regional offers (eg Austrian Ecolabel)
• Green pages on websites with expert global feeds
• Event-based European and international promotion and marketing
• Website outpost

Certifying and awarding bodies

• Market-place listing of their certified tourism businesses, products and services
• Mapping their finalists and winners on the global DestiNet “Atlas of Excellence”

Tour Operators, Travel Agents

• Access to certified products and services (eg Green Travel Bridge)
• One stop market-place 

Travel and Tourism Businesses

• Market-place listing
• Website outpost
• Sustainability self-check
• Management guidance for resource efficiency
• Responsible production and green market opportunities
• Targeted promotion and marketing

Researchers, Academics, Consultants, Media

• Shared quality-assessed knowledge base
• Contributor and administrator rights to manage  your own information
• Sustainable Tourism Resources Feed to structure study/training course material
• News feeds to key stakeholders and media stakeholders

Consumers

• Links to dedicated  online websites (Responsible Travel.com
• Advice on responsible and sustainable travel
• Links to carbon offset sites

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