Smart gets you further – The 2024 Smart Tourism competitions

EU Smart Tourism Podcast

12-05-2023 • 18 Min.

Smart gets you further – The new European Capital & Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competitions

In the sixth episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast, we are turning the spotlight on the recently launched European Capital & Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competitions and the experience of winning cities so far.

Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses with  current and past winners how they approached the competition and how the awards opened new opportunities for cities to better establish themselves as pionners in smart and sustainable tourism.

Speakers:

  • Janez Černe: Deputy mayor of the city of Kranj (Slovenia)
  • Nasos Hadjigeorgiou: Executive manager of the Pafos Regional Board of Tourism (Cyprus)
  • Joan-Carles Cambrils: Deputy of the Visit Valencia Foundation (Spain)

Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW

Find out more about smart tourism and the #EUTourismCapital and #EUGreenPioneer competitions at the initiative website: https://smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/