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The PALMA Declaration: the EU's journey to community sustainability in tourism

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23 August 2024

The PALMA Declaration: the EU's journey to community sustainability in tourism

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Rosa Ana MORILLO RODRIGUEZ (Acting State Secretary for Tourism of Spain)

The PALMA Declaration outlines a new sustainable tourism model focusing on digitalization, inclusivity, and environmental responsibility to ensure long-term economic growth and well-being.

Publishing org

Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU

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Geographical descriptors

Spain

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

    • Accessible tourism services

    • Digitalisation of tourism SMEs and destinations

    • Governance of tourism destinations

    • Sustainable mobility

    • 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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The declaration of Palma, published in 2023, focuses on advancing social sustainability in EU tourism. The key points are sustainable tourism model, focusing on creating a greener, more digital, inclusive and resilient model which will benefit local populations, support for member states in enhancing competitive, high-quality and sustainable tourism, social sustainability including cultural values and balanced distribution, data sharing in common European data space for tourism, and inclusive tourism by developing equal opportunities for all.

#Sustainable tourism #Adaptation strategies #Digital nomadism #Community-based tourism #Resilience planning

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