In a context of social, economic and ecological transitions, mountain tourism is faced with multiple challenges. Euromontana is organising a webinar to explore and promote pathways towards more sustainable models. It will be the opportunity to discover inspiring initiatives, and to reflect on the specific challenges and opportunities faced by mountain areas.
The province of Teruel has carried out actions to preserve an ancient cultural route and improve coordination between administrative bodies, with the aim of promoting this route as part of a single tourist offer.
The Soča Valley in Slovenia is a popular destination for outdoor tourism. However, the high seasonality of activities can have negative effects on the concentration of tourist flows, on sensitive natural areas and on the sustainability of jobs in the sector.
To cope with the effects of climate change, the area of Spessart which is covered both by the regions of Hesse and Bavaria, decided to develop a 4-seasons tourism model.
This policy brief for Euromontana members examines policies that can help regions tackle depopulation while avoiding the effects of seasonal overtourism
In the cross-border region between Germany and Austria, the KlimaAlps project wants to encourage individual climate action and nature protection.
4 ecotourism workshops were organised in the Carpathians, in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic, to train local handicraft entrepreneurs and other rural tourism professionals on how to implement sustainable tourism practices. The initiative aimed at increasing the visibility of rural and ecotourism in mountain areas.
The XI European Mountain Convention ended with the adoption by the participants of the Vatra Dornei Declaration on cultural heritage, which sets out Euromontana's approach and position on mountains’ cultural heritage
Euromontana has contributed to the consultation on The Future of European Tourism to provide some insights and recommendations from mountain areas. The 2014 position paper builds on the previous 2011 Euromontana position paper.