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Circular tourism in action: Best practices from ECOTOURS

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24 July 2025

Circular tourism in action: Best practices from ECOTOURS

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An illustrative photo of a woman standing on a fence near the ocean.

Explore the ECOTOURS project's collection of best practices designed to empower local communities across Europe to embrace circular tourism—protecting nature while strengthening local economies.

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Cyprus

France

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Spain

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

Local Authorities

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Circularity of tourism services

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

  • 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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Ready to make your tourism business more sustainable? The ECOTOURS project, co-funded by the European Union, has just released a practical handbook to help you get started!

Explore real-life solutions from SMEs across six countries, addressing common challenges in:

  • Digitalisation
  • Circular economy
  • Biodiversity
  • Sustainability
  • Clean energy transition

Follow the link to read our full post and be inspired by practical approaches to building a greener future in tourism.

#Ecotourism #Responsible travel #Circular tourism economy #Sustainable tourism #Climate-friendly tourism practices #Biodiversity #Stakeholder engagement #Innovation in tourism #Handbooks and guidelines 

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