Skip to main content
European Union flag
EU Tourism Platform

Pledge formulated by Visit Flanders (2)

Pledges

Pledge formulated by Visit Flanders (2)

Publishing organisations:

Visit Flanders

Relevant countries:

Belgium

Organisation types:

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

-

Publishing org

Visit Flanders

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

    • Circularity of tourism services

  • 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

Share

Goals:
- The material footprint of tourism businesses decreases by 30% by 2030. 
- Tourism businesses in Flanders reduce their consumption of single-use plastics.
- The total number of businesses with a Green Key label increases by 44% by 2030 and 8% by 2024, compared to 2022.
- The number of locations with a Blue Flag label increases by 18% by 2030 and 3% by 2024, compared to 2022.
- Every concession and project financed by Visit Flanders complies with the sustainability conditions specified in the agreement.
- Of the core conference locations in the conference cities and the conference locations financed by Visit Flanders, 25% have a third-party sustainability certificate in 2024 and 100% in 2030. 
- All conference locations that are part of the Flanders Heritage Venues and Special Meeting venues follow a sustainability training course in the context of the support programme. 
- As of 2023, every event and conference we support will operate based on a sustainability framework provided by us, in order to optimally reduce our ecological footprint.

Actions:
2.4.1 Together with a strong partner such as ‘Vlaanderen Circulair’, we develop projects and programmes to make tourism businesses in Flanders more circular in the future. 
2.4.13 We raise awareness among our visitors, together with partners inside and outside the tourism sector, about local production and consumption, single-use plastics, food waste and reusable materials.

Comments (0)

Login / create an account to be able to comment

See also

  • Pledges
  • 01 Sep 2024

Pledge formulated by European Travel Commission (3)

Publishing organisations: European Travel Commission

Relevant countries: Belgium

Organisation types: Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Categories
Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism Cultural tourism Ecotourism +38 more
  • Pledges
  • 27 Aug 2024

Pledge formulated by European Boating Industry (1)

Publishing organisations: European Boating Industry

Relevant countries: Belgium

Organisation types: Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Categories
Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism Cultural tourism Ecotourism +38 more
  • Pledges
  • 27 Aug 2024

Pledge formulated by Radisson Hotel Group (1)

Publishing organisations: Radisson Hotel Group

Relevant countries: Belgium

Organisation types: Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Categories
Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism Cultural tourism Ecotourism +38 more