EU Smart Tourism Podcast
The European Capital of Smart Tourism and the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism are two awards by the European Commission to reward and celebrate bigger and smaller European destinations for outstanding, innovative and sustainable tourism practices. In this podcast series we explore this world of smart tourism and the future of the tourism industry in Europe. What is means to be a smart and sustainable tourism leader, how you can become one and the European Capital and Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competitions that are driving the smart tourism innovation in Europe.
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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Smart gets you further – Cultural Heritage and Tourism
In the fifth episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast, we are looking at the creative integration of cultural heritage into the smart tourism experience.
Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses with past finalists of the competition as well as leading tourism policy experts the interest tourists take in exploring the cultural heritage of a place and how smart tourism tools can become particularly useful.
Speakers:
Eleonora Lorenzini: Director at Osservatori Digital Innovation, Tourism and Arts & Cultural Heritage Observatories (Italy)
Jennifer Hohmann: Tourism Officer, Department of Culture, Karlsruhe (Germany)
Andreas Nutz: IT, Digitalisation, Data & Project Management, Linz (Austria)
Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW
Find out more about smart tourism and the #EUTourismCapital competition at the initiative website: https://smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Smart gets you further - Accessible and Inclusive Tourism
In this fourth episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast, we dive into the world of accessible smart tourism practices in Europe, the measures implemented and the people behind them taking a step further towards accessibility for all.
In this episode, Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses with past winners of the competition as well as leading accessibility tourism policy experts how accessibility and inclusivity can be achieved and be a driving force towards smart tourism.
Speakers:
Wouter Schvelis: Breda Market Manager, Breda (The Netherlands)
Julie Benisty-Oviedo: Sustainable Tourism Manager, Bordeaux (France)
Margaret Tokarska: Expert on Accessible Tourism (Poland)
Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW
Find out more about smart tourism and the #EUTourismCapital competition at the initiative websitehttps://smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
In this third episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast, we explore the digital space in smart tourism and begin to ask: what drives this digital move, how does it find implementation and what does this mean for the future of European tourism?
In this episode Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses with past winners of the competition as well as cities within the EU Smart Tourism network about how digitalisation can enhance and drive innovation in the tourism industry.
Speakers:
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis: expert on digitalisation and smart tourism at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Dejan Ristić: Project Manager at Ljubljana Tourism (Slovenia)
Jukka Punamaki: Senior Tourism Advisor, Helsinki (Finland)
Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW
Find out more about smart tourism and the #EUTourismCapital competition at the initiative website
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
In this second episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast we take our next steps into the world of sustainble smart tourism practices in Europe, the innovations and the people behind them who are driving the European tourism industry towards a greener form of tourism.
In this episode Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses the 2022 European Destination of Excellence #EDEN Middelfart (Denmark) as well as other leading sustainable tourism policy experts how to become a more sustainable tourism destination and why this is not only important but also manageable. Speakers:
Prof. Xavier Font: expert on sustainable tourism at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Barry Rogers: Smart Tourism Manager, Dublin (Ireland)
Morten Mejsen Westergaard: Head of Climate, Middelfart (Denmark)
Katarina Thorstensson: Head of Sustainability, Gothenburg & Co. (Sweden)
Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW
Find out more about smart tourism and the #EUTourismCapital competition at the initiative website http://SmartTourismCapital.eu
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
In this first episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast we take our first steps into the world of smart tourism practices in Europe, the innovations behind the future of tourism and the driving competition that cities across Europe apply for to become the next European Capital of Smart Tourism.
In this episode Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses with the #EUTourismCapitals 2022 València and Bordeaux and other leading tourism policy experts how to become a smart tourism destination and why smart tourism matters.
Speakers:•Joan Carles Cambrils Camarena, Sub-director general, Visit Valencia•Olivier Occelli, CEO Bordeaux Metropole Tourism and Congress Office•Julie Benisty, Sustainable Tourism Project Manager Bordeaux Metropole Tourism and Congress Office•Brigitte Bloch, City Councillor in charge of tourism and the wine economy, Vice-president of Bordeaux metropole in charge of tourism, events and metropolitan facilities, President of the OTCBM•István Újhelyi, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism
Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW
Find out more about how to apply to the 2023 #EUTourismCapital competition at the initiative website http://SmartTourismCapital.eu