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Mediterranean Tourism Set to Embrace Sustainability and Resilience

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18 August 2025

Mediterranean Tourism Set to Embrace Sustainability and Resilience

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The EU's Cohesion Policy is driving a shift towards sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean, addressing key environmental and socio-economic challenges while fostering regional cooperation.

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Croatia

Cyprus

France

Greece

Italy

Malta

Montenegro

Spain

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

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  • 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

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Changes in tourism demand and opportunities

    • Circularity of tourism services

    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Cross-border travelling

    • Digitalisation of tourism SMEs and destinations

    • Equal and fair tourism jobs

    • Funding and support measures

    • Governance of tourism destinations

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

    • Improving formal education

    • Improving statistics and indicators

    • Innovative tourism services

    • Multimodal travelling

    • Online visibility of tourism offer

    • Pact for skills

    • Promoting PEF/OEF methods for tourism

    • R&I on climate-friendly tourism

    • R&I on digital tools for tourism

    • Short-term rentals

    • Skills needs for twin transition

    • Sustainable mobility

    • Tools for data on tourism

    • Tourism strategies

    • Training opportunities

    • Well-being of residents

  • 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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Seventeen Cohesion Policy cooperation programmes are actively transforming the tourism landscape in the Mediterranean Basin, emphasizing sustainability, resilience, and inclusivity. Backed by more than €2 billion, this initiative confronts challenges like climate change, overtourism, and environmental degradation, reshaping Europe's most visited sea basin. Key projects, such as NA-Tour4CChange, pilot cooperative governance models and regional climate strategies in coastal areas, while Community4Tourism connects diverse stakeholders from Algeria to Türkiye, enhancing policy coordination for sustainable tourism. Additionally, the Mediterranean Multi-Programme Mechanism fosters collaboration across eight Interreg programmes, promoting efforts like TOURISMO, which utilizes digital tools to manage overtourism, and Adriatic PorTLand to enhance cross-border coastal tourism. These projects not only serve as economic catalysts but also act as diplomatic tools, boosting youth empowerment and regional integration. At the “Paths That Last – Collaborating for Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean” conference in Split, Croatia, stakeholders explored shared governance and innovative solutions, focusing on participatory governance and youth leadership for lasting impact. 

For more information on these transformative efforts, please follow the link on the left-hand side.

#Sustainable tourism #Community-based tourism #Climate-friendly tourism practices #Cross-regional cooperation #Stakeholder engagement

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