The European Commission is launching the 2024 edition of the European Capital of Smart Tourism competition, as well as the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competition, inviting cities to present top examples of smart and sustainable tourism practices in Europe.<\/p>\n
Unlike previous editions, this year there will be only one winning city for the 2024 European Capital of Smart Tourism competition. Furthermore, the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism is now the successor to the European Destinations of Excellence (EDEN) competition.<\/p>\n
To compete for the 2024 titles, cities must demonstrate their innovative tourism practices and submit applications using an online form. Applications will first be evaluated by a panel of independent experts. In the second stage, shortlisted cities will be asked to present their city’s candidacy to the European jury. The European jury will select two winners, “European Capital of Smart Tourism 2024” and “European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2024,” who will be announced in November \u2013 December 2023.<\/p>\n
Both competitions are open to cities in the EU, as well as non-EU countries participating in the COSME and Single Market programs.<\/p>\n
The European Capital of Smart Tourism competition has a record of success. The 2024 European Capital of Smart Tourism is the fifth edition of the competition. Pafos and Seville are the 2023 capitals, Bordeaux and Valencia were selected as 2022 capitals, Gothenburg and Malaga were 2020 capitals, and Helsinki and Lyon won the inaugural competition and jointly held the 2019 titles.<\/p>\n
European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism \u2013 Green leads the way<\/p>\n
The European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism is the successor to the European Destinations of Excellence (EDEN) competition, which was first introduced by the European Commission in 2007 to reward non-traditional sustainable tourism destinations in Europe.<\/p>\n
The competition is based on the principle of promoting sustainable tourism development in smaller destinations, bringing value to the economy, the planet, and people. The title of European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2024 will allow the winning city to serve as an inspiration for other tourism destinations in Europe, enhancing the city’s profile as a quality tourism destination, attracting visitors, and generating economic growth in a sustainable manner.<\/p>\n
Which cities are eligible to apply for these competitions?<\/strong><\/p>\n The competitions are open to cities located within the European Union and countries outside the EU that participate in the COSME and Single Market programs.<\/p>\n What is the difference between the two awards?<\/strong><\/p>\n The European Capital focuses on broad smart tourism practices, while the European Green Pioneer (formerly EDEN) highlights sustainable excellence in smaller destinations.<\/p>\n How many winners will be chosen for 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n For the 2024 edition, there will be one single winner for the European Capital of Smart Tourism and one winner for the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The European Commission is launching the 2024 edition of the European Capital of Smart Tourism competition, as well as the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competition, inviting cities to present top examples of smart and sustainable tourism practices in Europe. Unlike previous editions, this year there will be only one winning city for the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":91492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[2959,108],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-116093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-2024-en","tag-comisia-europeana"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116093"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=116093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}