{"id":50561,"date":"2023-05-08T08:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=50561"},"modified":"2023-05-08T19:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:19:05","slug":"green-tourism-conference-networking-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/green-tourism-conference-networking-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Tourism Conference: Top networking event for industry leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oehv.at\/green-tourism-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Tourism Conference<\/a>&#8221; was the final conference for the EU project &#8220;European Tourism Going Green (ETGG) 2030&#8221;. The conference was a one-and-a-half-day event with around 200 participants from the 6 project countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872011074_0db60e5e89_c-800x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50562\"\/><figcaption>Photo by \u00d6HV &amp; Florian Lechner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This international event took place at the end of the project from <strong>3. to 4. May 2023 in Vienna<\/strong> at the <strong>Austrian Trend Hotel Savoyen<\/strong> and offered exciting presentations on sustainable tourism in Europe and industry networking at the highest level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"870\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872010399_2d19cd6aed_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872010399_2d19cd6aed_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872010399_2d19cd6aed_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by \u00d6HV &amp; Florian Lechner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>\u00d6HV <\/strong>was the Austrian project partner and the host of the conference. &nbsp;The <strong>Croatian Chamber of Economy<\/strong> was the Croatian partner in the EU project &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/destinet.eu\/who-who\/civil-society-ngos\/etgg2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Tourism Going Green (ETGG) 2030<\/a>&#8220;. Several best practice examples from Croatia have been presented by the Ecobnb country manager &amp; sustainability expert &#8211; <strong>Nastja Logar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1366\" height=\"2048\" data-id=\"50566\"  src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52871259907_6756803a4f_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52871259907_6756803a4f_k.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52871259907_6756803a4f_k-536x804.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52871259907_6756803a4f_k-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52871259907_6756803a4f_k-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52871259907_6756803a4f_k-344x516.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><figcaption>Nastja Logar. Photo by \u00d6HV &amp; Florian Lechner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the Croatian best practice examples is also <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/HR-opcina-seget\/hotel\/green-rotondo-trogir\/rv2q7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Rotondo<\/a> <\/strong>from Central Dalmatia. This hotel received EU ecolabel and boasts an <strong>outstanding employer reputation<\/strong> and therefore employs a team of locals who work here for more than 15 years. With this project, Hotel Rotondo was positioned as one of the first locations in Central Dalmatia for hosting Green meetings &amp; events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"870\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/345284284_582734970505976_1993093545261253436_n-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/345284284_582734970505976_1993093545261253436_n-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/345284284_582734970505976_1993093545261253436_n-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;European Tourism Going Green (ETGG) 2030&#8221; project supported <strong>70 European tourism SMEs<\/strong> on their way to more sustainability through <strong>certification and promoted the international exchange of knowledge for more sustainable tourism in Europe<\/strong>. More than 200 participants from the project partner countries Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Croatia, and Romania attended the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/GTC3-800x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50567\"\/><figcaption>Croatian team. Photo by \u00d6HV &amp; Florian Lechner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A memorable presentation on the topic of \u00bb<strong>Green marketing &amp; communication<\/strong>\u00ab was presented by Prof. <strong>Dr. Fabian Weber<\/strong>, lecturer at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Institute for Tourism and Mobility ITM), pointing out what really matters to travelers, where to promote green hospitality and how to attract them.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"534\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872218530_da21d6acf1_c-534x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50570\"\/><figcaption>Prof. Dr. Fabian Weber. Photo by \u00d6HV &amp; Florian Lechner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Green Tourism Conference&#8221; took place according to the guidelines of the <strong>Austrian Eco-Label for Green Meetings<\/strong>. To achieve this, many measures have been implemented, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Promotion of environmentally friendly travel options<\/li><li>Promotion of certified accommodations<\/li><li>Environmentally-friendly services in accommodation<\/li><li>Compensation payments for CO2 emissions<\/li><li>Vegan meals<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img width=\"535\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/logo_green_meeting_e_vents.535x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/logo_green_meeting_e_vents.535x300.jpg 535w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/logo_green_meeting_e_vents.535x300-344x193.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"870\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872009844_6302854a29_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872009844_6302854a29_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/52872009844_6302854a29_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><figcaption>Green event. 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