Tourism2030 - 2022-02-25T11:39:25Ztag:destinet.eu,2022-02-25:/News/2022/2https://destinet.eu/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gifECOTRANSTourism2030New support opportunities for SMEs!tag:destinet.eu,2022-02-11:/News/2022/2/etgg2030-support-opprtunities-for-smes2022-02-11T07:49:07ZHerbert HameleHerbert Hamele<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gordon Sillence/ ECOTRANS, 10<sup>th</sup> February 2022 </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>From this week onwards SMEs in 6 European countries can apply for an EU support package to enable them to improve their tourism company performance by developing expert-driven sustainable transformation of the way they do business.</strong> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The call is open to hotels, holiday and other short stay accommodation, camping sites, trailer parks and travel agents/tour operators in <strong>Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Italy and Romania.</strong> SMEs will receive an expert-led support package worth between <strong>4,800 – 8,850 Euros</strong> to gain know-how to implement sustainability changes in their businesses; to prepare them for 3<sup>rd</sup> party sustainability certification; and become part of a European and global supply chain map of green tourism businesses. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="/etgg2030/smecall"></a>The call closes on Mon 11<sup>th</sup> April. SMEs who are successful will benefit from the <strong><em>Going Green 2030</em></strong> innovation training and implementation program in the COSME project. SMEs, destination managers and business support organisations should know that this is European money and can be matched to national funds, making it additional support to tourism sector to make a green recovery in our post-covid 19 world. The who, how, what, were and when will all be part of a year-long expert-led journey to green tourism as part of the European and global 2030 Agenda.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For further admission criteria, please refer to the country-specific SME Call page with access to the national application guidelines, application form and contacts on the <em>Tourism 2030 Portal</em> page at <a href="/etgg2030/smecall">https://destinet.eu/etgg2030/smecall</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.10)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.20)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks (NACE 55.30)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities (NACE 79)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The European Tourism Going Green (ETGG) 2030 project is supported by a Europe-wide network of sustainability experts, universities, business associations, chambers of commerce, tourism organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) using the Tourism 2030 Portal to cluster their services to SMEs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">More on: <a href="/who-who/civil-society-ngos/etgg2030/">https://destinet.eu/who-who/civil-society-ngos/etgg2030/</a></span></p>
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<p> <br /></p>EU: 27 topics for the green transition of tourismtag:destinet.eu,2022-02-20:/News/2022/2/eu-27-topics-for-the-green-transition-of-tourism2022-02-20T10:57:04ZHerbert HameleHerbert Hamele<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>On 4<sup>th</sup> February the European Commission unveiled the transition pathway for tourism, the first in a series of transition pathways for EU industrial ecosystems.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The transition pathway identifies 27 areas of measures for the green and digital transition, and for improving the resilience of EU tourism. It calls for more circular and environmentally friendly services in tourism, enhancing data sharing for more innovative services, and improving accessibility of services, among others. </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Meeting the demand for more sustainable tourism</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The competitiveness of the EU tourism industry will largely depend on its capacity to meet the need and customer demand to become more sustainable. A Eurobarometer survey from October 202168 indicated that 82% of Europeans are willing to change their travel habits for more sustainable practices, including consuming locally sourced products, reducing waste and water consumption, travelling off-season or to less visited destinations and choosing transport options based on their ecological impact. Their key interests in selecting destinations are nature (41%) and culture (42%), and a third would be ready to pay more to support local nature and local communities. Other surveys also show that 65% of travellers would be interested in engaging with authentic experiences related to local culture69 (social sustainability). </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Green transition of tourism companies and SMEs: Actions, Actors, Output<br /></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The report connects 27 topics with concrete actions, responsible actors and intent output. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Topic 8</strong> recommends the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Green transition of tourism companies and SMEs" with following <strong>actions:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a) Tourism companies, including SMEs, to register to EMAS</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">b) Tourism accommodations, including SMEs to apply for the EU Ecolabel or other EN ISO 14024 type I ecolabels or equivalent voluntary labels, which are independent, multi-criteria based and third party verified</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">c) Tourism operators to use relevant EU Green public procurement (GPP) criteria where applicable</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">d) Capacity-building programmes, technical and financial assistance for SMEs to engage in environmentally friendly practices and schemes</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key actors</strong> are SMEs, Tourism industry, National, regional and local authorities, European Commission, Tourists. <br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Output</strong> shall be: </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="/market-place/green-travel-maps/?lat_min=10.564720231536459&lat_max=74.97967789218934&lon_min=-79.78057465000002&lon_max=71.74286284999998&coverage%3Alist=Europe&geo_types%3Alist=symbol092&geo_types%3Alist=symbol130&geo_types%3Alist=symbol338&geo_types%3Alist=symbol009&geo_types%3Alist=symbol814&geo_types%3Alist=symbol930&geo_types%3Alist=symbol834&geo_types%3Alist=symbol683&geo_types%3Alist=symbol548&geo_types%3Alist=symbol864&geo_query=certified%20gtm" target="_new"><img style="width: 200px; height: 129px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="/images/gtm-europe.png" width="200" height="129" /></a><a href="/market-place/green-travel-maps/?lat_min=10.564720231536459&lat_max=74.97967789218934&lon_min=-79.78057465000002&lon_max=71.74286284999998&coverage%3Alist=Europe&geo_types%3Alist=symbol092&geo_types%3Alist=symbol130&geo_types%3Alist=symbol338&geo_types%3Alist=symbol009&geo_types%3Alist=symbol814&geo_types%3Alist=symbol930&geo_types%3Alist=symbol834&geo_types%3Alist=symbol683&geo_types%3Alist=symbol548&geo_types%3Alist=symbol864&geo_query=certified%20gtm" target="_new"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">13,000 in Europe on the Tourism2030 -Green Travel Maps</span> </a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a) Increased number of EMAS registered tourism organisations</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">b) Increased number of EU Ecolabel tourism services or accommodations awarded with other EN ISO 14024 type I ecolabels or equivalent voluntary labels which are independent, multi-criteria based and third party verified</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">c) Increased use of relevant EU GPP criteria in purchasing tourism ecosystem services</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">d) Increased involvement of SMEs in ecological certification schemes</span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">European Tourism Going Green 2030</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The <em>European Tourism Going Green 2030</em> project is developing and upgrading a set of tools on the Tourism2030 platform to raise the sustainability of tourism SMEs in Europe and to achieve credible certification. The partners in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Italy and Romania recently published the <a href="/News/2022/2/etgg2030-support-opprtunities-for-smes" target="_new"><strong>ETGG2030 SME Call</strong> </a>to support interested tourism businesses in their countries in Going Green and in entering the global </span><a href="/resources/tools/certification-quickfinder" target="_new"></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="/market-place/green-travel-maps" target="_new"><strong>Green Travel Maps.</strong></a></span></p>
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