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Spain’s strategic plan for a sustainable and competitive tourism sector (2021-2023)

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09 October 2024

Spain’s strategic plan for a sustainable and competitive tourism sector (2021-2023)

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Spain’s Plan for the Modernization and Competitiveness of the Tourism Sector (2021-2023) aims to enhance sustainability, digitalization, resilience, and competitiveness through strategic reforms and investments.

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Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of Spain

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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

    • Digitalisation of tourism SMEs and destinations

    • Governance of tourism destinations

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

    • Innovative tourism services

    • 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 Plan for the Modernization and Competitiveness of the Tourism Sector outlines Spain’s strategic approach to enhancing the tourism industry from 2021 to 2023. It focuses on transforming the tourism model towards sustainability by creating the Sustainable Tourism Strategy Spain 2030, implementing Sustainable Tourism Plans in Destinations, and developing a Comprehensive Tourism Sustainability System. 

The plan also emphasizes digitalization and intelligence, leveraging artificial intelligence and other technologies to enhance efficiency and competitiveness. Additionally, it includes strategies to bolster the resilience of tourism in non-peninsular territories and proposes actions to improve competitiveness, such as developing new tourism experiences, financing energy efficiency projects, and maintaining historical heritage sites. The primary objective of the plan is to modernize Spain’s tourism sector through targeted investments and strategic reforms, making it more sustainable, resilient, and competitive.

For an in-depth analysis and further insights, please visit the linked source on the left-hand side of the platform (The original piece available only in Spanish).

#Sustainable tourism #Digital nomadism #Innovation in tourism #Resilience planning

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