Turismo
Gothenburg and Málaga Selected as 2020 European Capitals of Smart Tourism
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1. Smart tourism responds to new challenges and demands in a fast-changing sector, including the expectation of digital information, products and services; equal opportunities and access for all visitors; sustainable development of the local area; and support to creative industries and local talent.
2. The 2020 European Capital of Smart Tourism competition was open to submissions from 26 February 2019 to 10 May 2019 . Terms and conditions are available at www.SmartTourismCapital.eu
3. In the first stage of the competition, a panel of independent experts evaluated the applications. As the result of the evaluation, a shortlist of 10 finalist cities was established. All finalist cities demonstrated excellence across the four competition categories combined.
4. In the second stage, representatives of the 10 finalist cities presented their candidatures and the programme of activities planned for 2020 in front of the European Jury. The European Jury met on 8 October 2019 in Helsinki and selected two cities to hold the title of the European Capitals of Smart Tourism in 2020.
5. Helsinki and Lyon won the inaugural competition and jointly hold the titles of 2019 European Capitals of Smart Tourism.
6. A selection of the most innovative projects, ideas and initiatives, submitted by cities competing for 2019 European Capital of Smart Tourism can be found in the Compendium of Best Practices, the go-to guide to smart tourism in the EU.
European Capital of Smart Tourism Secretariat:
Antigoni Avgeropoulou
info@SmartTourismCapital.eu
+49(0)30-70-01-86-390