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Pledge formulated by Visit Flanders (3)

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Pledge formulated by Visit Flanders (3)

Publishing organisations:

Visit Flanders

Relevant countries:

Belgium

Organisation types:

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

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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

    • Online visibility of tourism offer

  • 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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Goals:
- At least 70% of people familiar with Flanders consider Flanders a sustainable destination.
- The sector’s satisfaction with regard to the information Visit Flanders provides on sustainability reaches at least 8 out of 10.
- Entrepreneurs, visitors and residents have access to transparent and unambiguous information about the sustainability efforts of Visit Flanders, which it reports on every year.


2.3.1 We interweave all aspects of sustainability into communication on the themes and range of options Visit Flanders has to offer, for visitors, residents and the sector. 
2.3.2 We ensure that the elements relating to accessibility, family-friendliness, planning a visit, public transport, trips with a lower ecological impact, etc. are prominent and available in various languages on all our communication channels. 
2.3.3 We develop a method to ascertain the perception of sustainability with regard to Flanders as a destination.
2.3.4 We actively promote trends in sustainability, opportunities in sustainable entrepreneurship, etc. in our network.
2.3.5 We make complex information about sustainability clear and accessible to operators and providers, for example, by means of unambiguous instructions to reduce environmental impact.
2.3.6 Sustainability performance is monitored and communicated either annually or, where possible, on a permanent basis, to the sector, residents and our visitors.

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