Digital Tourism Innovation Campus 2014

On the 20th and 21st of November Ignasi Capellà from DCB Tourism and Local Development assisted the Digital Tourism Innovation Campus, held at the Mobile World Centre in Barcelona. It’s the main event of the Digital Tourism Think Tank and consists of one of the main worldwide events on the exchange of digital marketing information […]

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RTD- 7 : 7th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destination

The 7th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destination will take place in Barcelona from the 1st to the 4th October 2013. The conference will be co-chaired by Mr. Jordi Ficapal, the Director of the Sant Ignasi  Observatory of Responsible Tourism (Universitat Ramon Llull), and Professor Harold Goodwin, ICRETH, Leeds Metropolitan University. The event’s schedule will […]

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Sustainability in European tourist destinations

The European Commission, in collaboration with other European organizations, such as Surrey University in the United Kingdom, has promoted the creation of a European tourism system of indicators for the sustainable management of destinations. This system is addressed to local and regional authorities, specially the tourism managing organizations, to incorporate sustainability as central and integral […]

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Open Days

The OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance. The event was created in 2003 when the […]

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Responsible Tourism event in Barcelona

Xarxa de Turisme Responsable, in collaboration with ICRT (International Centre for Responsible Tourism) organize a responsible tourism event in Barcelona. The sessions will be held on Friday 30th March from 17:30 to 20 hours, and on Sunday 1st April from 10:30 to 14:30 hours. Harold Goodwin, a world-renowned authority on responsible tourism, will take part […]

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Ecomobility in rural areas

One of most tourist destinations’ weaknesses is ecomobility. This is concept which isn’t used much, often due to the absence of any actions, and when these are executed, the lack of promotion and communication leaves them in the background. The “Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava – Girona”, represented by Josep Capellà as a member of […]

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Enhancement of mountain products and of the natural and cultural heritage of the Pyrenees

From the Basque Country to Catalonia, both from the French and the Spanish side, the Pyrenees cover a very extensive area. The amount of co-existing cultures and the complexity of the territory and its population make joint actions very difficult to carry out. The weekend of the 4th and 5th February, a conference was held […]

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Forum Pour l’Océan

The 37th edition of World Festival of Underwater Pictures  (http://www.underwater-festival.com), promoted by Daniel Mercier, was celebrated this year in the Palais du Pharo, in Marseille. Photographs, audiovisual material, films and books which have entered different competitions are all on exposition at the festival. Daniel, who has always approved the Medes Islands  Marine Reserve’s experience, gave […]

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Meeting among Volcanoes – an innovative project in Olot. La Garrotxa

  Meetings among Volcanoes http://reunionsentrevolcans.turismeolot.cat/html/english.html is a project set up by Olot City Council aimed at attracting congresses, conventions and other types of events to the city. Olot is the capital of the comarca of La Garrotxa www.turismegarrotxa.com and lies in the heart of the 40 volcanoes that are protected by the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone […]

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