Two days of intense work, creativity, and collaboration marked the final REGENERATE Hackathon, held in Tarvisio and organized by the Tourism Promotion Consortium of Tarvisio together with partners NLW Tourismus Marketing GmbH, Alta Badia Tourism Cooperative, and Etifor | Valuing Nature.
REGENERATE Hackathon concluded: from ideas to reality by 2026
Slow tourism is a response to the saturation of fast, quantity-driven tourism that prioritizes ticking off places rather than truly experiencing them. It also addresses the need to create new models for valuing territories. More and more destinations are choosing to invest in soft mobility, local experiences, and longer stays to improve the quality of their offer, better distribute economic benefits, and promote more respectful ways for visitors to connect with places. In this article, we explore what slow tourism really means, why it’s gaining momentum, and how Etifor can support destinations in this transition.
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Strategies, benefits and challenges for those embracing a new tourism model
On the 25th and 26th of September, join this 2-day-long in-person and interactive training class in Tarvisio (Italy): a convenient way to improve your sustainability skills while at the same time learning alongside GSTC experts and fellow sustainable tourism practitioners. The GSTC Italy Working Group organizes the course in collaboration with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. After the training on September 27th and 28th you will also be able to join the Sustainable Tourism Forum. More details will be provided soon, if you like to be kept informed please register to the Italy Working Group Newsletter here.
Read MoreThe course in a nutshell On the 25th and 26th of September, join this 2-day-long in-person and interactive training class in Tarvisio (Italy): a convenient way to improve your sustainability skills while at the same time learning alongside GSTC experts and fellow sustainable tourism practitioners. The GSTC Italy Working Group organizes the course
Trentino Sviluppo, Trentino Marketing, APT Garda Trentino, Vireo, Virtou
The global community is currently facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges: six out of nine planetary boundaries have already been exceeded, and the targets of the 2030 Agenda are increasingly out of reach. These scenarios call for a shift in direction and represent concrete risks for the tourism economy as well.
Tourism is deeply rooted in the territory it inhabits. In Garda Trentino, for example, the visitor experience is closely linked to the lake landscape, biodiversity, historical heritage, and local identity. This system relies on natural, human, social, and economic capital: pressure on any one of these components directly affects the quality of the tourism offer.
Read MoreWe support Garda Trentino in defining and implementing a sustainable strategic plan aligned with the international GSTC standard.
In the heart of the Veneto region, the Treviso-Ostiglia cycle route stretches for over 50 km, crossing natural landscapes, small towns and four provinces. It is a strategic infrastructure for soft mobility and cycle tourism, and today, it benefits from an interprovincial and multi-stakeholder management plan—possibly the first of its kind in Italy.
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An innovative example of regenerative governance to enhance cycle tourism and the territories it crosses.
The term “overtourism” was reportedly coined by the travel and tourism platform Skift in 2016, driven by concerns over annual tourist flows reaching one billion. A record-breaking figure was reached in 2019, with 1.46 billion international tourists. Recovery came sooner than expected, with 2023 achieving 89% of pre-COVID levels. Amid the ongoing debate around overtourism and anti-tourism, it’s worth asking if a return to pre-pandemic levels is desirable.
Read MoreHow overtourism is changing the face of travel and what we can do to tackle it.
Badesi is a tourism-driven municipality that has expressed the need to equip itself with a strategy that will help it define its identity and future development directions with a view to socio-cultural, environmental, and economic sustainability. Therefore, the project aims to build a sustainable path for Badesi to accompany the destination and its tourism chain.
Read MoreInvolving the local community: a participatory approach to sustainable tourism in Badesi
Solutions for a sustainable future of tourism
On the 24th and 25th of September, join this 2-day-long in-person and interactive training class in Trento (Italy): a convenient way to improve your sustainability skills while at the same time learning alongside GSTC experts and fellow sustainable tourism practitioners. The GSTC Italy Working Group organizes the course in collaboration with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
Read MoreOn the 24th and 25th of September, join this 2-day-long in-person and interactive training class in Trento (Italy): a convenient way to improve your sustainability skills while at the same time learning alongside GSTC experts and fellow sustainable tourism practitioners. The GSTC Italy Working Group organizes the course in collaboration with the Global
On 6 and 7 June 2024 in Siena, the first GSTC course dedicated to sustainable tourism was held entirely in Italian. Federica Bosco, Sustainable Tourism Manager of Etifor and vice-president of the GSCT Italy Working Group led the course.
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