Progress towards a green and digital tourism: Commission publishes stocktaking report

The European Commission has published its second report on the progress of actions set out in the Transition Pathway for Tourism – the first and most advanced of the transition pathways. Three years after the publication of the pathway towards a green and digital EU tourism sector the report shows concrete results in all action areas, supported by the engagement of tourism players across all EU Member States and beyond.

According to the report, 240 organisations - including SMEs - have responded to the call and made 529 pledges towards renewing EU tourism. Most stakeholder actions relate to supporting the green transition of tourism. For example, the destination management organisation Wonderful Copenhagen launched the CopenPay initiative, which rewards green actions by tourists with experiences. Like all pledges, it has been published on the EU Tourism Platform as concrete, inspiring examples to follow.

The Commission has also continued to deliver on key commitments for the digital transition with the adoption of the Regulation on short-term accommodation rentals and developing the Common European data space for tourism to support data management in tourism destinations. It also supported a number of action areas through several funding opportunities outlined in the Guide on EU funding for tourism. The Commission also continues to work closely with experts through the ‘Together for EU Tourism (T4T)’ Commission expert group to help transfer relevant knowledge between stakeholders and recognise key areas for collaborative action.

Finally, this second stocktaking report of progress towards actions in the Transition Pathway for Tourism, along with the EU Tourism Agenda for 2030 will culminate in a report to the Council by the end of this year.

The Commission is also developing a new EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy which will take into account this progress. Citizens and stakeholders will be invited to share their views in an upcoming public consultation.

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