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Transform Urban Tourism: DUT Call 2025 Offers €44 Million for Innovative Sustainable Projects

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26 September 2025

Transform Urban Tourism: DUT Call 2025 Offers €44 Million for Innovative Sustainable Projects

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Urban/city tourism

Circularity of tourism services

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Explore vibrant opportunities in urban tourism as the DUT Call 2025 opens funding for cutting-edge projects. Discover how you can help create climate-neutral cities with innovative mobility and circular economy solutions.

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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

    • Ecotourism

    • Urban/city tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Circularity of tourism services

    • Funding and support measures

    • Governance of tourism destinations

    • Innovative tourism services

    • R&I on climate-friendly tourism

    • Sustainable mobility

    • Tourism strategies

    • 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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The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership has launched the DUT Call 2025, offering approximately €44 million in funding to support transnational projects that transform urban environments. This initiative focuses on sustainable urban tourism, emphasizing themes such as multimodal mobility under the 15-minute City concept and circular economy practices, involving stakeholders from 25 countries.

Applicants, including research organizations, government authorities, and businesses, can propose projects that align with these themes to foster climate-friendly and attractive tourism destinations.

The call presents a unique opportunity to participate in creating sustainable urban futures, open for pre-proposals from September 1 to November 17, 2025.

Dive deeper into the possibilities and discover how you can participate in transforming urban tourism by exploring the full details on our platform.

#Sustainable tourism #Circular tourism economy #Climate-friendly tourism practices #Green transportation options #Destination management #Intermodal transportation

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