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23 May 2025

Tourism future through skills and inclusion

Adventure tourism

Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

Cultural tourism

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05/06/2025

Join this session to explore key European initiatives advancing skills development and inclusion in tourism, featuring practical tools, expert insights, and interactive discussions.

05/06/2025

Online event

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Publishing org

International Social Tourism Organisation

Related Organisation(s)

AKMI

Technological University Dublin

The European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training

Topics

Geographical descriptors

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU Institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local Authorities

Media / Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

Specific types of tourism
- Adventure tourism
- Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism
- Cultural tourism
- Ecotourism
- Education tourism
- Festival tourism
- Gastronomy tourism
- Health and medical tourism
- MICE tourism
- Mountain tourism
- Religious tourism
- Rural tourism
- Sports tourism
- Urban/city tourism
- Wellness tourism

Transition Pathway Strategic Areas
- Best practices, peer learning and networking
- Changes in tourism demand and opportunities
- Equal and fair tourism jobs
- Governance of tourism destinations
- Improving formal education
- Pact for skills
- Training opportunities

Business activities
- Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
- Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism
- Air passenger transport
- Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
- Events catering and other food services
- Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities
- Gardens and nature reserves activities
- Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation
- Hotel and similar accommodation
- Mobile beverage services
- Mobile food services
- Museums
- Operation of historical sites
- Other
- Other accommodation
- Other amusement and recreation activities
- Other food and beverage services
- Other holiday reservation services
- Other tourism transportation activities
- Rail Passenger transport
- Recreational and sport activities
- Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)
- Road passenger transport
- Tour operator activities
- Travel agency activities
- Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport

On 5 June 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30 am (Brussels time), CafecISTO Europe will host an online session highlighting major EU initiatives supporting skills development and inclusion in the tourism sector.

Organised in English with automatic subtitles, the event will feature presentations on the Pact for Skills for Tourism and the Large-Scale Skills Partnership, along with insights from two EU-funded projects: PANTOUR and TourEdu4All. TU Dublin will present a handbook on best practices for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), while AKMI will introduce the 4 Pillars Model for Inclusive Tourism.

This session offers tourism stakeholders practical tools and opportunities for collaboration to help shape a more inclusive and future-ready European tourism industry.

For more details and to register, please follow the attached link.