Tourism

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Read DG GROW's guide for funding available for tourism businesses

Are you wondering what EU funding is available for tourism businesses? In 2020, the EU introduced a stimulus package worth €2.018 trillion. It consisted of the EU’s long-term budget for 2021 to 2027 under the multiannual financial framework and NextGenerationEU, a temporary instrument to help the...
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Clusters and the Enterprise Europe Network in the tourism sector

On 29 June, the European Alliance Against Coronavirus talked about the collaboration between clusters and the Enterprise Europe Network in the field of tourism. Aija Konisevska Azadi from EEN Sector Group Tourism & Culture Heritage presented the activities of this EEN sector group, which joins 34...
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European Alliance Against Coronavirus Recap - Clusters and the Enterprise Europe Network in the tourism sector

On 29 June, the European Alliance Against Coronavirus talked about the collaboration between clusters and the Enterprise Europe Network in the field of tourism. Aija Konisevska Azadi, EEN Sector Group Tourism & Culture Heritage​, presented the activities of this EEN sector group, which has 34...
Calls

EU-South MED call for expression of interest now open!

We are pleased to announce that the call for expression of interest for the EU - South MED Cluster Matchmaking event is now open! The EU – South MED Cluster Matchmaking Event will take place virtually on 12-13 October 2021 in the context of the ‘TechDays – Match Up!’ event by THE NEXT SOCIETY. The...
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Open stakeholder consultation on the transition pathway for tourism

Stakeholders have been invited to take part in a consultation on the transition pathway for tourism. The consultation comes as part of the EU Industrial Strategy’s update, which highlights the need to accelerate the green and digital transition of the EU industry. An open survey has been created for...
Calls

Open Call to participate in the European TouriSME programme

The TouriSME project is holding an Open Call for tourist accommodation and travel professionals to help them win back their market through sustainable tourism. Successful candidates for this Open Call will receive training to share and transfer knowledge, matchmaking events for international...
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European Capitals of Culture as laboratories of innovation

Funded by the European Commission under the COSME programme, the TraCEs – Cultour Is Capital project seeks to create a cultural and sustainable tourism model in European Capitals of Culture that is based on their heritage and creative and cultural industries. Eight partners from Italy, Slovakia...
Calls

IKAT Tourism 2nd Call for SMEs in Europe - Financial support for services

The Second Call of the IKAT Eurocluster aims to provide solutions that address and are in alignment with the priorities of the European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism, as well as to recover pre-pandemic Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contributing to re-establishing...
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9 European partners from 5 industrial ecosystems join forces to support SMEs in their transition towards industry 5.0

The project is focused on the collaboration of five industrial ecosystems of key relevance in Europe: Mobility, Transport & Automotive (MTA), Aerospace & Defence; Electronics; Cultural & creative industries (CCIs); and Tourism. The first three European strategic and strongly interrelated industrial...
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Save the date - European Tourism Day 2023

After five years of absence, European Tourism Day is back. You are kindly invited to attend on 5 May 2023 in the European Commission Charlemagne building, Brussels, starting from 9 am. This event will be an opportunity to take stock of the EU tourism policy in the context of the green and digital...
Calls

IKAT Tourism Call for SMEs in Europe - Financial support for services

The First Call of the IKAT Eurocluster aims to provide solutions that address and are in alignment with the priorities of the European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism, as well as to recover pre-pandemic Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contributing to re-establishing...
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Starting MedBAN: Clusters as Ecosystems of Business Acceleration for a Sustainable Blue Med Economy

We are MedBAN - Mediterranean Blue Acceleration Network, a project that aims to mobilize EU blue economy SMEs to adopt greener and digitalized processes! 🌊 Want to know more? Join our kick-off meeting on 29 November at 15h30 (CET), wherever you are, through Zoom! 🤝 The MedBAN project is part of the...