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European SME Going Green 2030: A comprehensive overview of sustainable tourism practices

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27 August 2024

European SME Going Green 2030: A comprehensive overview of sustainable tourism practices

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An illustrative photo of a tourist in a punting boat in Cambridge

Examination and assessment of policies, strategies, and tools aimed at enhancing sustainable tourism in Europe.

Authors

European Tourism Going Green (ETTG) 2030 project

Related Organisation(s)

ASSET Basilicata - Special Company of the Basilicata Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce Pordenone-Udine

Croatian Chamber of Economy CCE

Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

ECOTRANS e.V

I.TER

OEHV Touristik Service GmbH

Sibiu County Tourism Association

DMD NT

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

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • 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

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

    • Skills needs for twin transition

    • Tourism strategies

    • 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

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The “European SME Going Green 2030 Report,” published in January 2022 by the ETGG2030 project, provides a comprehensive overview of sustainable tourism practices among small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe. This report delves into the current state and future prospects of sustainable tourism at different levels. It underscores the challenges and opportunities SMEs face in adopting sustainable practices, thereby aiding their efforts to achieve sustainable certification and contribute to a greener economy.

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