The new 'Guide on EU funding for tourism' highlights the wide range of funding programmes relevant to the tourism ecosystem included in the new budget, Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, and Next Generation EU.
EU awards innovative, sustainable and accessible tourism paving the road to recovery.
EU revamps the EDEN competition to award tourism sustainability pioneers.
The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) is adapting its organisational structure to help Europe’s industrial ecosystems recover more effectively from the COVID-crisis and to achieve the EU's digital and green goals.
The general objective of the call (COS-TOURINN-2020-3-04) is to boost the uptake of digitalisation and innovation by tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and capacity building.
Today, the Commission is organising the European Tourism Convention, to facilitate a dialogue on the sustainable recovery of the ecosystem from the coronavirus crisis and on the tourism of tomorrow.
The European Tourism Convention, held on 12 October 2020, launched dialogue on sustainable recovery and the strategic orientations for the tourism of tomorrow.
Business Planet takes a look at Europe's travel and tourism sector, one of the hardest hit by coronavirus restrictions, to find out what the EU is doing to help, and asks how the sector will more forward.
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on the tourism ecosystem, the European Commission is organising the European Tourism Convention on 12 October 2020. The Convention will launch a dialogue on sustainable recovery and the strategic orientations for the tourism of tomorrow and guide future work and cooperation on tourism (towards a European Agenda for Tourism 2050).
This call for tenders aims to contribute to EU destinations' innovative, smart and sustainable solutions in tourism through the organisation of the competitions for the European Capitals of Smart Tourism and the European Destination of Excellence (EDEN).
Today, the Commission is announcing the award of the 2019 European Destinations of Excellence (EDEN) to 17 European tourist destinations.
Today, the Commission is launching ‘Re-open EU’, a web platform to support a safe relaunch of travelling and tourism across Europe. It will provide real-time information on borders and available means of transport and tourism services in EU countries.
Today, the Commission presents a package of guidelines and recommendations to help EU countries gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, after months of lockdown, while respecting necessary health precautions.
Important: Please note that in line with Commission guidelines on public events, due to the coronavirus - Covid-19 outbreak, this event has been postponed. The new date will be communicated at a later stage.
The Commission is supporting Member States as they deal with the impact of the coronavirus on the tourism sector. At a videoconference yesterday, EU Ministers discussed the implications of the coronavirus outbreak on the tourism industry, mitigating measures and the recovery strategy for the tourism ecosystem, which is one of the most damaged by the crisis.
Important: Please note that in line with Commission guidelines on public events, due to the coronavirus - Covid-19 outbreak, this event has been postponed. The event's new date will be communicated at a later stage. When rescheduled, this event will focus on the access, sharing and management of data by destinations’ public authorities, including through public-private partnerships.
The Commission has reached a landmark agreement with Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor on data sharing. This will allow Eurostat, the EU statistical office, to publish data on short-stay accommodations offered via these platforms across the EU.
Gothenburg and Malaga were selected as the winners of the second edition of the EU’s European capital of smart tourism competition, following a jury meeting in Helsinki on 8 October 2019.
The European Commission traditionally organises the annual European tourism forum together with the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of the year.
