Networks and cities' news

Digital marketing and tourism, Candelaria shows its greatness in the European URBACT programme

On the 16th of February, Candelaria met with the partners of the European project 'Find your greatness' of the URBACT programme, to deepen the tourism and local experiences of each participating country.

SDG Story: Ozalj

Vision for 2030.

Caceres kicks of the first Biomarket in Extremadura

Last Sunday, March 20th, Cáceres kicked off its Small Scale Action as a project partner in URBACT Tourism-Friendly Cities considering that Cáceres performance in both networks Tourism-Friendly Cities and Resourceful Cities focuses on the renovation of Ribera del Marco in order to enhance its visibility and attractiveness as the real origin of the city.

How virtual hackathon draw Pärnu closer together

Pärnu is well known as summer tourism attraction: city center with its lovely parks and the resort area with its famous sandy beach and promenade invite tourists for long walks. You can spot remnants of distant Middle Ages, the elegant early years of the resort, the unforgettable Soviet era and the fast-paced modern development.

SDG Story: Glasgow

Glasgow’s Vision for 2030

Updates from the Small Scale Actions of the Tourism-friendly Cities URBACT network

This last period has shown the importance of our network even more than before, as the tourism sector has been one of the most damaged sector by the pandemic.

Now cities have the possibility to contribute to a real change becoming more able to attract tourists and to manage the effects of the tourist flows preserving at the same time the local identity and fostering a balance between the need of the visitors and the ones of the residents and the administrations. A real sustainable tourism can be part of the solution and a response to the needs of recovery that all the cities in the world, from the biggest to the smallest, are seeking to restart.