Good practice destination Durbuy (BE)

Contributor DiegoNunez
Country Belgium
Keywords
  • Destination management organization
  • Destinations-in-Europe
  • Economic monitoring
  • Europe
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Local career opportunities
  • Low-impact transportation
  • Promotion
  • Support for community
  • Supporting local entrepreneurs and fair trade
Release date 10/06/2014
Landscape type Rural
Topics
  • Certification & Marketing
  • Human Rights & Labour Rights
  • Value Chain Management & Fair Trade
GSTC Criteria for Destinations
  • A2 Destination management strategy and action plan
  • B1 Measuring the economic contribution of tourism
  • B2 Decent work and career opportunities
  • B8 Access for all
  • D.4. Greenhouse gas emissions
  • D.12. Low-impact transportation
Marketplace category Destinations Destinations
Type Best Practice Destination (Best Practice Destination)
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Good Practice Innovation Sheet
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Items Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)  Office for local development of the Municipality
 
 
Key Figures Surface Inhabitants Tourism arrivals Tourism nights
 157 km²  11.222  unknown  350.000 / year
2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action To encourage local restaurants to use local food. 

To organize local producers to find local markets

Issues and challenge We aim to be at 50% of local food in the restaurants of Durbuy. They are at 10% 

for the moment. The challenge is to organise professional delivery.

3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice) The work now is to establish virtual platform on internet to facilitate order for restaurant and visibility for producers. 

 

4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits  We increased producers visibility (logo), give them a new identity and offer them different occasions to sell their products (markets, events).

On the same time we offer restaurants to join a new label : Local Food ! it’s an 
opportunity to be associated with local producers. 

Recognitions (e.g. awards)  2nd Prize Winner of the VISTAS Award 2014
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned  The covered area must be at least 400 km² with a good potential of products. 

Take time to progress (be sure consumers are following) !

Challenges met

 Less transport of food products

More local jobs for young entrepreneurs 

Opportunity for farmers to increase variety of products

Keep our community unique

Critical success factors  
6. MORE 
web-references, documents  www.durbuy.be