This year we mark the 10th anniversary of the DCB Turisme i Desenvolupament Local foundation! DCB did not come up overnight, more likely it was an evolution and a cluster of situations that led to the creation of the consultancy. In fact, both Josep Capellà and Inma Ballbé had devoted part of their professional career […]
The DCB Turisme i Desevolupament Local team is in contact with numerous professionals who lend us assistance with some of our projects. One of the tasks that we most enjoy is providing personalized advice to businesses in the tourism sector, which enables us to get to know a variety of different tourism professionals. One such […]
The Travel Foundation is an independent charity working organization founded in 2003 with the aim of working with the tourism industry to achieve a more sustainable future for social and environmental tourist destinations. The foundation conducts innovative projects and encourages tourism companies to integrate sustainable tourism to their business, whether it be by protecting […]
MEET is a sustainable tourism promotion project based on the preservation, improvement and understanding of the natural and cultural values of the Mediterranean area. Led by Ferderparchi Italy, it involves 20 different protected areas in the Mediterranean countries (Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Malta and Tunisia) and has the support of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) The project aims to establish a model for the development of ecotourism that […]
Veilletourisme.ca published an article about how adventure tourism is embracing bigger approach to sustainability criteria. It emphasizes that companies engaged in adventure sports decide to go down the path of sustainability in the hopes of preserving their key resources and meeting the needs of their clientele. According to TripAdvisor, in 2012, 70% of American travellers said […]
See the press release of the 7th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destination: RTD7 us now just one month away. Don’t miss out. There are some big questions being asked: Is Barcelona being spoilt by tourists? What can we do about it? Two years ago BBC’s Fast Track programme asked “Is Barcelona being spoilt by tourists?” They asked […]
On July 4th we echoed in facebook the article ” 10 arguments to marketing cycle holidays”. The topic is not new, there are plenty of articles about the growth of active holidays and very specially about hiking and cycling but in this case it comes from a professional French magazine addressed to travel agencies Tourmag.com […]
We want to present the following press release 7th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations Awards for Responsible Tourism: PRESS RELEASE Barcelona, international focal point for responsible tourism From 1st to 4th of October the 7th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations will bring together world experts on responsible tourism to debate the […]
This network, initiated by Montsià Actiu in 2012 with the collaboration of different social and economic actors from Delta de l’Ebre, is compounded by the main rice producers territories around Spain located in protected natural areas. These territories are Doñana in Andalusia, la Albufera in València and el Delta de l’Ebre in Catalunya Rice Grower Territories […]
Tourism is one of the main economic sector in the world and the third economic sector in Europe. It represents the 10% of the GDP and the 12% of the Europe employment, and it has been defined by several worldwide and European institutions as one of the sectors with more opportunities of future development. This […]