Skip to main content
European Union flag
EU Tourism Platform

Pledge formulated by Visit Flanders (6)

Pledges

Pledge formulated by Visit Flanders (6)

Publishing organisations:

Visit Flanders

Relevant countries:

Belgium

Organisation types:

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Fixed target date:

-

Publishing org

Visit Flanders

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

    • Sustainable mobility

  • 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 satisfaction score of international residential tourists related to public transport in the art cities, regions and at the coast is at least 200 (in the Travelsat statistics, currently 164). 
- The share of residential tourists in art cities that travel by car (currently 46%) and train (regular trains + HST, currently 41%) is reversed by 2030.
- At least 15% of residential tourists in the Flemish regions staying in a hotel or B&B travel by public transport and/or bicycle by 2030 (currently 8% for hotels and 6% for B&Bs)
- At least 25% of residential tourists at the coast staying in commercial accommodation travel by train in 2030 (currently 14%).
- At least 80% of our own and subsidised projects achieve the ‘Better’ performance level for accessibility by bicycle, on foot and public transport in the GRO’s mobility test.

Actions: 
2.2.1 We set up structural operations with public and private transport partners to optimise the accessibility of our tourism offer, conference offer and events via public transport and bicycle, and to jointly develop new products. 
2.2.2 We include the mobility test (GRO) in grant files and also calculate it for our own assets in order to arrive at actions for improvement.
2.2.3 In our own communication and partnerships (Fietsersbond, members of The Great Acceleration, Blue Bike, NMBS, bicycle rental, etc.), we invariably focus on the efficient use of public transport and cycling to visit Flanders.
2.2.4 We encourage tourism operators to enter into partnerships and also promote the use of public transport and cycling.
2.2.5 We develop a method to establish satisfaction with public transport of residential tourists in the regions and at the coast.

Comments (0)

See also

  • Pledges
  • 01 Sep 2024

Pledge formulated by European Travel Commission (7)

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