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World Smart City Awards 2025: Recognizing urban innovation

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24 January 2025

World Smart City Awards 2025: Recognizing urban innovation

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Governance of tourism destinations

Innovative tourism services

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The World Smart City Awards 2025 will honor innovative city strategies and projects, with winners announced at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.

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Barcelona, Spain
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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 / tourist organisation

International Organisations

Local authorities

National authorities

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Governance of tourism destinations

    • Innovative tourism services

    • Well-being of residents

  • 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

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The World Smart City Awards 2025, organized by the Smart City Expo World Congress, will recognize and support innovative city strategies, projects, and ideas that improve citizens' lives. Winners will be announced in front of a global audience of smart city professionals at the event, held from November 4-6, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. The awards feature multiple categories, including City Award, Innovation Award, and Leadership Award, encouraging a wide range of participants from the public and private sectors to submit their entries by June 30, 2025.

#Destination management #Innovation in tourism #Tourism development #Smart destinations

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