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2 Governing Board of Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes Luxembourg Strengthening the EPA on Cultural Routes: Possible future synergies Mr. Patrick Torrent, NECSTouR President Phone : +32 (0) Mobile: +32 (0) th of April, 2017

3 NECSTouR Mission The Next Tourism! Launch 2007 Creation: 2009 Creating the right balance between the welfare of tourists and local population, the needs and uses of the natural and cultural environment and the development and competitiveness of a destinations and its businesses - A network of European Regions, associated with representatives of the tourism enterprises, tourism associations and universities/ research institutes - A self financed network

4 NECSTouR Members FULL MEMBERS 33 Regional authorities (NUTS I, II and III) Belgium: Flanders, German-speaking Community of Belgium Region, Wallonia Bulgaria: Gabrovo Croatia: Istria Denmark: Central Denmark, Ringkøbing- Skjern France: Brittany, Île-de-France, Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur Italy: Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Piedmont, Puglia, Sardinia, Trentino, Tuscany, Veneto The Netherlands: Limburg Portugal: Alentejo, Algarve Republic of Serbia: Vojvodina Spain: Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Galicia, Valencian Community Sweden: Västra Götland United Kingdom: Cornwall, Scotland

5 ACADEMIC MEMBERS 24 Representatives from the Academic Sector 1. Campus Foundation on Mediterranean Studies 2. CETT-UB 3. Business University in Administration and Enterprises of Tourism (ESCAET) 4. Ecolabel EMAS School of Tuscany 5. Fondacioni Europa 6. High Institute for Innovative Territorial Systems SiTi 7. Institute for Tourism Research in Northern Europe (NIT) 8. Institute of Agriculture and Tourism Poreč 9. Lapland University of Applied Sciences Multidimensional Tourism Institute 10.Luspio University of Rome - Faculty of Economics 11.Observatory of Tourism Islands in Europe (OTIE) 12.National Council of Research Biometereology Institute (CNR-IBIMET) 13. The Politechnical Insitute of Leiria 14. Responsible Tourism Institute 15. Technological Educational Institute of Epirus 16. University College of Business in Prague (VSO) 17. University of Applied Sciences of the Western Switzerland Valais - Institute of Tourism (HES-SO Valais-Wallis) 18. University of Bedfordshire Institute for Truism Research (INTOUR) 19. University of Economics in Prague (VSE) 20. University of Florence 21. University of Girona 22. University of Malaga 23. University of Malta - Institute for Tourism, Travel & Culture 24. University of Pannonia/Presov

6 ASSOCIATED MEMBERS 9 National, European, International public/private Organisation working in the Sustainable Tourism Sector 1. Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK) 2. FederCultura Tourism Sport-Confcooperative 3. Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce (FAICC) 4. French Chambers of Commerce and Industry Assembly (ACFCI) 5. Italian Association for Responsible Tourism (AITR) 6. Legacoop Tourism 7. Legambiente onlus 8. National Tourism Research Institute (ISNART) 9. Odyssea

7 We have the top Eu Touristic Regions High Quality Members

8 NECSTouR Governance GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES Academic Committee Associated Committee EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (3 Years) President: Catalonia Vice-President: Flanders General Secretary: Tuscany Treasurer: Västra Götaland North: Cornwall, Limburg, Ile-de-France East: Istria South: PACA, Galicia, Andalucía, Veneto PERMANENT SECRETARIAT (Brussels)

9 STRATEGY VISION Build up a Touristic Europe based on S&C Tourism GOALS Positioning NECSTouR model of Sustainable & Competitive Tourism Raise the profile of Tourism in the EU agenda Reinforce the role of Regions in the EU Tourism Policy Mainstream of EU Funds for Tourism STRATEGIES MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATION EXPERTISE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

10 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG GROWTH TOURISM, CULTURAL & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES PRIORITIES Attracting Investment and Improvement Business conditions Joint Promotion EU in Thirds Markets NECSTouR is focusing on the same PRIORITIES through its Working Groups Digital Revolution Skills and Training

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12 SYNERGIES CULTURAL ROUTES & NECSTouR STRATEGIC ALLIANCE EICR connects Cultural Routes managers and NECSTouR Regions Cooperation NECSTouR and CoE since 2010 now to be reinforced KNOWLEDGE/GOOD PRACTICE EXCHANGE Cultural Tourism Working group Cultural routes reduce seasonality, generate economic and environmental sustainability LINKS: Finance, digialisation, measurability

13 CHALLENGES 1. High potential not sufficiently exploited: Itineraries towards European tourism products 2. Itineraries require administration and dedicated budget. 3. EU funding available but not targeted.

14 OPPORTUNITIES and HOW NECSTouR CAN HELP NECSTouR to participate to Cultural Routes summer school Cultural Routes are the instrument to implement the European Thematic Year 2018 of Cultural Heritage Joint promotion of Destination Europe: what possibilities for Cultural Routes? Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Annual Advisory Forum Vilnius, October 2016

15 JOIN US! The EICR is the SPIRIT YOUTH main advisor Cultural Routes are called to help in sustainability

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