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Launch of the Online Challenge “Future-Proof Tourism - Skills for the Twin Transition”

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29 October 2025

Launch of the Online Challenge “Future-Proof Tourism - Skills for the Twin Transition”

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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of a new online challenge dedicated to Awareness Raising on Skills needs for twin transition in the tourism sector! 

Whether you're an academic, researcher, tourism professional, or innovator, this is your chance to showcase your work and inspire others across Europe.

Ready to inspire change in tourism? Join the challenge today and help shape the future of skills in the tourism sector!

The challenge will be open until 30 November 2025. 

Update: The deadline to participate to the online challenge is now extended until 14 December 2025.

 

#online_challenge #skills #skills_needs #twin_transition  #EUTourism

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Geographical descriptors

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

Other

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Business Support Organisation

Company with 250 or more employees

Cluster Organisations

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

Notified Bodies

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Social Economy Entity

Trade Unions

Other

  • 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

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Digitalisation of tourism SMEs and destinations

    • Equal and fair tourism jobs

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

    • Improving formal education

    • Innovative tourism services

    • Pact for skills

    • R&I on climate-friendly tourism

    • R&I on digital tools for tourism

    • Skills needs for twin transition

    • Tourism strategies

    • Training opportunities

  • 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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🎯 What’s the Challenge About?

The tourism sector is evolving and so are the skills needed. This challenge invites you to share your:
•    Initiatives (such as projects, best practices, learning resources) that address skill gaps and opportunities
•    Training programs, upskilling strategies or educational tools
•    Case studies that reflect the impact of the twin transition on workforce development

All accepted submissions will be published on EU Tourism Platform. 

🧩 How to Participate?

•    Register on the EU Tourism Platform (First login with your EU login account, then click on the “Join Ecosystem” button and complete your account settings)
•    Click on the “Propose Content” button
•    Select the most relevant type (i.e. Project, Best Practice, etc.)
•    Fill out the form (See “Tips for completing the form”)
•    Add “Online Challenge Skills for the Twin Transition” in the “Add a note” box
•    Stay connected by checking your Messages under “My profile” for updates from our team.

🏆 What’s in it for You?

•    Share your work and best practices with tourism stakeholders across Europe
•    Contribute to knowledge exchange and community learning
•    Get featured in our monthly newsletter as the “EU Tourism Community Star”
•    Receive the “Online Challenge Winner” badge on your profile

🧮 How will the Winner be Selected?

Submissions will be evaluated based on:
1.    Alignment with the topic: Does the action clearly support awareness raising on skills needs in the tourism sector?
2.    Cross-country collaboration: Does the action involve stakeholders from at least 3 different EU Member States, promoting transnational cooperation?
3.    Multi stakeholder collaboration: Does the action engage a mix of organisation types (e.g. public authorities, SMEs, NGOs, academia), fostering an inclusive and multi-stakeholder approach in skills building?
4.    Alignment with twin transition: Does the action contributes to skills needed for both environmental sustainability and digital transformation in tourism?

✍️ Tips for Completing the form

1.    Provide a unique title: 
Your title should be clear, informative, and accurately reflect the essence of the content.
The title displayed on the platform must differ from the original one (e.g. the title used in the project’s own website or news item). Simply copying and pasting can be considered a potential violation of intellectual property rights and should be strictly avoided. 

2.    Include a summary: 
This should be a brief overview—1 to 2 sentences—that allows readers to quickly understand the core idea of the content before reading further. Avoid lengthy explanations or unnecessary details at this stage.

3.    Add a short description: 
This section should answer the key questions: Who? What? Where? When? How? and Why is it important? To add the description, go to: Content → Paragraph type → Rich text → Add paragraph.

4.    Upload a featured image
Before uploading, ensure the image is royalty-free. Always include the source of the image in the content notes.

5.    Add a note
In the bottom right, indicate that your proposed content is intended for the online challenge by typing “Online Challenge Skills for the Twin Transition” in the “Add a note” box

6.    Submit your contribution
When you have completed the form click on the “Submit” button on the bottom of the form. In case you would like to save the form for later review and submission click on the “Save” button. Please note that contributions will be assessed only when submitted.
 

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