The EU ECO-TANDEM Project is thought for the specific mission of finding ways and encouraging traditional Tourism SMEs paired with Tourism (and non-Tourism) innovative startups and innovators, for a mutual benefit cooperation. The Tourism industry is now facing new challenges (“over-tourism”, COVID-19) that will shape the way we address sustainability in the upcoming years. Based on a few surveys disseminated during the past 14 months of the Project implementation, the EU ECO-TANDEM partners have come up with the definition of the so-Called “EU ECO-TANDEM CHALLENGES”. These have been directly identified by the European Tourism SMEs as respondents. Based on their contribution, the following are the 5 TOP ECO-CHALLENGES to be bridged in the Tourism industries by the European Tourism SMEs still lagging behind in the green transition.
The European Tourism SMEs applied to the EU ECO-TANDEM BIZ Programme will have to identify one out of the 5 thematic challenges corresponding to their specific needs
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Waste Management Measures
Sub-categoriesWaste management are methods to manage the disposal of wastes with the objectives of reducing the amount of debris and wastes and protecting the environment. The actions include: Recycle; reduce; reuse; destroy; processing; and controll wastes.
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Water Conservation Measures
Sub-categoriesWater conservation is to preserve and develope the water resources, preventing the water polution.
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Mobility Management Measures
Sub-categoriesAccording to EPOMM [European Platform on Mobility Management]- Mobility Management (MM) is a concept to promote sustainable transport and manage the demand for car use by changing travellers' attitudes and behaviour.
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COVID-19 recovery Measures
Sub-categoriesCovid-19 has a huge impact on the tourism sector with all the travel restrictions. However, after almost 2 years since the outbreak of the global pandemic, tourism sectors are implementing safety measurements in order to recover from the Covid-19 blow.
