In the territory of Valtellina, in Italy, the Province of Sondrio has enriched the administrative processes of collecting data on tourist flows and city tax, to aggregate even high-quality data on accommodations, including pictures of structures, services and company contacts GDPR compliant. These data, continuously updated, are available as REST APIs in E015, the institutional Data Space of Lombardy Region [ www.e015.regione.lombardia.it/site/api-detail?id=196 ]. Thanks to this interoperability enabled by E015 Data Space, new touristic websites made by local DMOs are showing a complete, continuously updated, and detailed accommodation offer, enabling tourists to get in touch directly with the hotels and avoiding intermediaries: it increases the earnings of the hotels. Examples of tourist portals integrating these data are:
- The institutional touristic website of Valtellina [ https://booking.valtellina.it/en ]
- The official Winter World Masters Games website [ https://wwmglombardia2024.it/info/masters-hotel-accommodation/ ]
- The institutional website of Sondrio and Valmalenco [ https://booking.sondrioevalmalenco.it/en/ ]
- The institutional website of Madesimo [ www.madesimo.eu/en/accommodations/ ]
- The website for the bike path “Sentiero Valtellina” [ https://sentiero.valtellina.it/en/accomodation ]
- The website for the religious path “Cammino Mariano delle Alpi” [ www.camminomarianodellealpi.it/organizza-il-pellegrinaggio/cammino-mariano-hotel ]
- The local website of Teglio [ www.teglioturismo.com/ospitalita/dove-dormire/ ]
The main goals are the integration of accommodations data, promoted by E015, into new websites and apps, with a specific focus on the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The concept of promotion of accommodation powered by E015 in Valtellina is going to be proposed as a Best Practice at a National and European level for Tourism Data Spaces.