Cultural tourism workshop at Euromed2024

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The SECreTour project, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage at Cyprus University of Technology, is organising on the 3rd of December 2024 the workshop about Cultural and creative tourism as a driver for sustainable development in the frame of the renowned Euromed conference.

This workshop is designed for:

  • Professionals, researchers, and practitioners in cultural tourism innovation
  • The multidisciplinary community of experts involved in sustainable, engaging and creative tourism
  • Individuals interested in advancing the understanding of transition pathways for a green, digital and resilient European ecosystem of tourism

The participation in the workshop is free of charge.

The call for participation invites the submission of posters and presentations about the following themes that will be addressed in the event:

  • Engagement and participation of local communities in sustainable and creative tourism experiences
  • Innovative business models for cultural and creative tourism in rural and remote areas in Europe
  • Creation of new job opportunities and investments linked to innovative tourism practices
  • Social inclusion, promotion of local identities, valuing traditions and respects of the needs of local communities
  • Greener, more digital and resilient tourism
  • Economic, social and environmental sustainability
  • Tourism data collection and monitoring
  • Managing, communicating and valuing cultural heritage to promote peripheral destinations
  • Innovative tourism services using advanced technologies and digitised cultural heritage
  • Training and skills development
  • Enhancing accessible tourism services for all
  • Policy and governance frameworks

Submission Deadline: November 10th, 2024

Notification of Acceptance: November 15th, 2024

The accepted posters will be exhibited in the conference and published online in this SECreTour special section of digitalmeetsculture.

The accepted papers will be published in a special open access publication by Springer-Nature.

For any inquiries or additional information, please contact us at the following email addresses

Secretour-network@promoter.it

Unesco-dch@cut.ac.cy

 

 

 

 

 

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