EVENTS. Florence, May 18-19, 2012 Euromeeting, for a sustainable & competitive tourismArt, cultural and experiential tourism The X edition of the Euromeeting international conference represents an important opportunity to bring forward the debate on the implementation of regional policies for a sustainable and competitive European tourism. Euromeeting 2012 will be, for the fourth time, a thematic forum of the NECSTouR network, the most important European association of regions, institutions, public and private organizations, which believe in the sustainable development of tourism and in the competitiveness of the European tourist offer.
It is an important milestone: two years after the approval of the Commission Communication 352/2010, which mentions NECSTouR as a reference for the construction of a new and original model for the sustainable management of the destinations, also in view of the definition of a European brand for the promotion of tourist destinations of excellence. European Tourism Web Marketing by Countries. Vendemmia by Krista Lee Weller. What happens when three million tourists jeopardize the environmental balance, cultural heritage, and historical preservation of the most remarkable UNESCO World Heritage site in Italy? What happens when centuries-old, family-owned homes and businesses - and the sustainable solutions put in place to preserve them - are threatened? What happens when a political power struggle forces the citizens of an ancient territory to choose between the history they've known for a thousand years and an uncertain future before them?
These things are happening right now in the Cinque Terre of Italy. You may have heard about the Cinque Terre and its five, picturesque, tiny coastal villages. But what you might not know is that the ancient wine and the history that comes with it is about to vanish as hoards of tourists descend upon this tiny region and potentially change the landscape in ways that no one could have ever anticipated. That was the story - the first story. It's not too late. Www.green-key.org. Green Globe International: The Premier Global Brand for Sustainable Travel and Tourism. Destinations d'excellence - Commission européenne.
The International Ecotourism Society - Uniting Conservation, Communities and Sustainable Travel - TIES.