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Pledge formulated by ELTA Europea LGBTQ* Travel Alliance (1)

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Pledge formulated by ELTA Europea LGBTQ* Travel Alliance (1)

Publishing organisations:

ELTA Europea LGBTQ* Travel Alliance

Relevant countries:

Belgium

Organisation types:

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Publishing org

ELTA Europea LGBTQ* Travel Alliance

Topics
Geographical descriptors

Belgium

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

    • 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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ELTA adopts a system of certification for destinations and travel organizations which advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. which is not just a label but implies a concrete commitment in monitoring actions and communication (inside the organization and towards clients) and includes a yearly audit with international auditing systems (RINA) will set the path to a new responsible and hospitable shape of tourism. The path to the certification starts with an initial assessment the 'state of art', highlighting evidence of what can be done to improve lgbtq+ inclusion both on the job and towards the market. A mandatory training follows, which is the tool necessary to create either a management handbook (travel organizations) or a manifesto for inclusive hospitality (for destinations). We will support the editing of both. When these documents are ready, the first audit takes place, in order to release the certification and its label. We expect to help at least 3 destinations and 5 travel organizations by December 2024

ELTA intends to tackle any expression of prejudice against the traveling LGBTQ+ community. This means to develop a project which includes a number of tools which are effective to the scope. These tools include training, certification, audits, events for schools and opportunities to acquire good practices and adopt good neutral communication. This educational project is going to be developed along the three years with closing in December 2026. Results will be measurable by the application of a brand new LGBTQ+ Travel Index, which measures the perception of diversity and inclusion in a destination by algorithms detecting reviews and sentiment on line towards that travel organization/destination.

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