Deadline: 1 July 2018
Nominations are open for ECTN Awards 2018 to enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a Europe-wide platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promote networking between destinations.
The 2018 theme contributes to the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 (EYCH 2018), and in particular to one of the ten European Initiatives, namely “Tourism and heritage: promoting sustainable and responsible cultural tourism”.
Cultural tourism is the fastest growing sector of European tourism and can contribute both to the sustainability and competitiveness of tourism in the European Union and beyond and to the sustainable future of heritage sites and local communities.
Cultural tourism products and services are important factors for sustainable development, contributing to the protection and promotion of cultural heritage, the extension of the tourism period as well as increasing heritage awareness of tourists and host communities, and regional GDP and its multiplier effects.
This special edition of the Awards for Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism in Europe is organised by ECTN in partnership with Europa Nostra and the European Travel Commission, supported by NECSTouR, as a contribution to the European Year of Cultural Heritage in 2018.
Topics
The Awards will cover the following heritage-related aspects of cultural tourism:
- Religious and Pilgrimage
- Coastal and Maritime
- Cultural Landscapes
- Industrial and Military
- Historic Houses, Villages and Cities
- Transnational Thematic Products
- Contributions by Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs).
Eligibility Criteria
The Joint Awards are open to all tourist destinations across Europe, local and regional authorities, tourism boards and associations, destination management organisations, cultural NGOs.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City State), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia And Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
For more information, please visit ECTN Awards 2018.
