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Pledge formulated by European Travel Commission (15)

Publishing organisations:

European Travel Commission

Relevant countries:

Belgium

Organisation types:

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Publishing org

European Travel Commission

Topics
Geographical descriptors

Belgium

Organisation Type

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer / tourist organisation

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/Travel 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

    • Tourism strategies

  • 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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CURRENT ACTIONS:
As a member organisation representing National Tourism Organisations, we are well-placed to provide guidance on implementing climate action in national tourism strategies. We want to use our position as a pan-European organisation to unlock collective climate action by empowering our members and partners on their Net-Zero journey. ETC has recently established a climate action working group called Chapter Earth, which comprises representatives from each member organisation. The group is envisaged as a singularity for ambition in climate action in tourism and a facilitator of best practice exchange. 

FUTURE ACTIONS:
We are uniquely positioned to facilitate data collection across the continent. ETC’s new climate action working group, Chapter Earth, has been tasked with revising and harmonising data and indicators in the EU framework by compiling and sharing Members’ data related to climate action. We will also foster long-term partnerships within the Glasgow Declaration Community and One Planet Network, which will include the sharing of data. 

ETC aims to create an online platform for members which will facilitate the sharing of data, resources and best practices. This platform could gather climate action-related data from comparable NTOs, allowing for a benchmark research project on European and global climate action in tourism.
We intend to support our members in developing their plans for sustainable tourism development by providing research and best practices, as well as creating forums for strategy-makers to share insights and ideas. We plan to establish an online collaboration platform for members to support their access to information, specific tools, best practice exchange, and knowledge-sharing opportunities to support their engagement with climate action. This online platform will also publish the Climate Action Plans of each member so that NTOs can find inspiration and examples of climate action from comparable organisations. 

We also plan to develop guidelines for NTOs to help incorporate climate action into their strategies, including by producing a guidebook on measuring tourism GHG emissions and a ‘Roadmap for destinations towards Net-Zero’ publication. 

OUTPUT:
We will create an online platform for members to access data, best practices, and resources.
Release guidelines for NTOs on measuring GHG emission and strategies towards achieving Net Zero. 

TIME:
ETC is already working on two of the publications outlined in our climate action plan as of 2024 – namely the climate action plan template and handbook on emissions measuring. The template aims to be published in the third quarter, with the handbook being published later in the final part of the year. 

Regarding the online platform, ETC began working on compiling members’ climate commitments, with a view to creating an online platform late in the year. In 2025, ETC and Chapter Earth will consider creating a public version of the platform.

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