{"id":3053,"date":"2026-01-30T15:24:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.d3hub-competencecentre.eu\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:47:18","slug":"insights-from-the-european-tourism-day-cross-cluster-and-partners-meetings-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d3hub-competencecentre.eu\/?p=3053","title":{"rendered":"Insights from the European Tourism Day, cross-cluster and partners meetings in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3053\" class=\"elementor elementor-3053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914f5cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"914f5cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40ae3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e40ae3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080cdeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080cdeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ffd7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7ffd7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alessia Moroni, MITUR<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5654154 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5654154\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da605b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da605b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e09943 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e09943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e8489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61e8489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Industry leaders, policymakers, tourism professionals and Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) gathered in Brussels from January 26 to 28 for a series of interconnected events shaping the future of sustainable and data-driven tourism in Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592a9d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"592a9d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8416f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8416f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>European Tourism Day: charting tomorrow\u2019s tourism<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d48f23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d48f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11c0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d11c0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The inaugural European Tourism Day, hosted by Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas, brought together public and private stakeholders to explore how Europe can strengthen the sustainability and competitiveness of its tourism sector. Sessions addressed sustainability transitions, artificial intelligence, data accessibility, and the upcoming EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism.<\/p><p>Commissioner Tzitzikostas emphasized that tourism represents approximately 10% of the EU\u2019s GDP, positioning it as a cornerstone of European competitiveness. The emerging strategy rests on five pillars: competitiveness and sustainability, workforce enhancement, data and technology, the global positioning of the EU as a premier destination and Europe\u2019s international leadership in tourism policy.<\/p><p>A session on data accessibility, moderated by DG MOVE, featured D3HUB project coordinator Dolores Ordo\u00f1ez alongside experts from UN Tourism and Mastercard. The discussion highlighted that, while data interoperability and accessibility remain fundamental challenges, the emerging Tourism Data Space \u2013 supported by D3HUB and DEPLOYTOUR \u2013 is expected to offer shared standards, governance approaches and capacity building to help destinations turn data into operational value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2267704 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2267704\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ca825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ca825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>D3HUB\u2019s cross-cluster meeting: empowering the DMOs<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ed5db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70ed5db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c01bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c01bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the morning of January 27, the DMOs involved in D3HUB met for the final cross-cluster session of the pilot phase. This session provided an opportunity for peer learning and knowledge exchange with researchers and practitioners.<\/p><p>Four distinguished speakers delivered sessions addressing pressing challenges: <strong>Astrid Dickinger<\/strong> (MODUL University) explored behavioral nudging strategies for sustainable tourism transitions; <strong>Joao Martins<\/strong> (UNINOVA Lisbon) tackled AI-based visitor flow management and identified critical data infrastructure gaps; <strong>Tina \u0160egota<\/strong> (University of Maribor) presented research on residents\u2019 involvement in sustainable tourism; and <strong>Ko Koens<\/strong> (Inholland University) shared practical insights on activating regenerative tourism approaches. The exchange helped translate high-level priorities into approaches that destinations can realistically apply in their own contexts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4d779 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f4d779\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd42dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afd42dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Partners\u2019 meeting: planning the next phase<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf13b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdf13b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f087bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f087bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d3hub-competencecentre.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/D3HUB-partners-meeting-1-scaled-rif29kp8miav9g2t9om8m8x81ag63898ka6wngcjns.png\" title=\"D3HUB &#8211; partner&#8217;s meeting (1)\" alt=\"D3HUB - partner&#039;s meeting (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0188bff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0188bff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ad6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0ad6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The partners\u2019 meeting on 27-28 January looked beyond the pilot phase and discussed the future development of the D3HUB Competence Center. Conversations addressed the evaluation of the pilot phase results, the use of data for tourist-flow forecasting, dashboard tools for monitoring, and a discussion on crucial elements for establishing the Competence Center\u2019s operational framework.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9cbce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b9cbce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cae47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cae47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd425d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd425d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374d97c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"374d97c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These three days in Brussels demonstrated the power of collaboration in shaping the future of European tourism. From high-level policy discussions to practical knowledge exchange and strategic planning, the events highlighted how data-driven approaches, sustainability principles and community involvement are converging to create a more adaptive and responsible tourism ecosystem across Europe.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f260626 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f260626\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alessia Moroni, MITUR Industry leaders, policymakers, tourism professionals and Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) gathered in Brussels from January 26 to 28 for a series of interconnected events shaping the future of sustainable and data-driven tourism in Europe. 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