Sustainable Tourism Networking in Europe

Sustainable Tourism Networking in Europe

Albert SalmanCoastal & Marine Union (EUCC)

[email protected]

QualityCoast

www.qualitycoast.info

Members:• 35 Destinations

• Ca. 1000 experts involved

• Cooperation with 5 tour operators and cs. 15 businesses

Main Achievements:• The QualityCoast BasiQ scan is being applied to all coastal and

island holiday destinations connected to TUI around the world

QualityCoast


http://destinet.eu/portal_map?lat_center=41.11246878918085&lon_center=-16.875&map_zoom=3&map_engine=google&base_layer=hybrid&geo_types:list=symbol921&geo_types:list=symbol806&geo_types:list=symbol906&geo_types:list=symbol395&geo_types:list=symbol446&geo_types:list=symbol678&geo_types:list=symbol984&geo_types:list=symbol130&geo_types:list=symbol683&geo_types:list=symbol834&geo_types:list=symbol930&geo_types:list=symbol009&geo_types:list=symbol338&geo_types:list=symbol092&geo_types:list=symbol247&geo_types:list=symbol998&geo_types:list=symbol029&geo_types:list=symbol078&geo_types:list=symbol876&country=&path=&geo_query=qualitycoast

Applied Tools:• QualityCoast Award, combining BasiQ, ETIP and GSTC Destination Criteria• Destination certification (coastal & non-coastal) for GSTC Destination Criteria• BasiQ scan (also possible basis for naming and shaming, or SICKE indication)• QualityCoast Destinations Top 100• QualityCoast Regions Top 10• QualityCoast Flag (only for QC Award winners)• QualityCoast Communication programme

Challenges:• Making Awarded Destinations better known

• Publishing BasiQ scans of > 1000 destinations and getting reliable and manageable feedback from visitors


www.qualitycoast.infoQualityCoast

Sustainable Tourism Networking in Europe

Documents

qualitycoast award

qualitycoast basiq scan

qualitycoast flag

qualitycoast regions

awarded destinations

island holiday destinations

europe applied tools

known publishing basiq