The FU-TOURISM project will develop a monitoring framework that collects and regularly provides data on the sustainability performance of SMEs in a feasible and interoperable way with national statistical systems. Target Croatia, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Poland and Austria.

The work will include key sustainability indicators at destination level in the harmonized tourism data collection framework and contribute to the implementation of the EU Tourism Dashboard to support the monitoring of environmental, digital, and socio-economic aspects of tourism at EU, national and regional level.

This objective will be developed through three key actions:

• Developing a set of metrics for MEASURING and EVALUATING the impact of sustainable tourism for innovation and value creation of the tourism sectors across Europe.

• To Develop a commonly applicable impact monitoring framework with clear guidance applicable to organizations in the tourism sectors. The UN Statistical Framework for Measuring Sustainable Tourism (SF-SST) will be taken into account in its construction.

• Gathering and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data and insights from the FU-TOURISM scaling up program.

These actions are foreseen within the design, preparation, and implementation of the program, which will start in September 2023 until March 2025.

The results will be measurable through the construction of different deliverables such as "Impact Monitoring Framework" which will include key performance metrics to monitor the impact of different project activities.