Singular Events

From 21 and 22 October in Malaga

CITCA 2021. New Scenarios: Reinventing Cruise Tourism

CITCA 2021 is the continuation of the great work started in 2020 by the Association of Ports of Andalusia, SUNCRUISE. The Association placed Andalusian ports on the international map by holding the first in-person conference on cruise ships in 2020, which served to reinforce the relationship between ports and the territory, sustainability and accessibility of cruise tourism. Furthermore, as it was a hybrid congress (face-to-face / online) it had global reach and impact.

CITCA 2021 focuses on the cruise passenger and the smart infrastructures necessary to meet their needs and those of the operators. It will deal with the need to connect ports with “friendly” destinations, prioritizing quality vs. quantity, developing the concept of luxury on a cruise ship, the reality of shipping companies after a year marked by Covid or the engineering and design necessary to guarantee the sustainable future of the industry.

The year 2021 is presented for the world of cruises as a year of transition, preparation and reflection, which will lead us to the rebirth of a new era of much more sustainable, technological, safe and accessible cruises.

Likewise, CITCA 2021 will continue to consolidate the image and brand positioning of SUNCRUISE Andalusia within the international cruise industry.

If you want to navigate with us, contact us at: citca@tourismdds.com

Download the marketing dossier here: https://www.citcasuncruise.eu/

From 23 to 26 September 2021

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IV SAVE POSIDONIA PROJECT FORUM. SMART SUSTAINABILITY. Smart Sustainability for the Recovery of Tourism and the Preservation of the Territory

Save Posidonia Project, led by the Consell of Formentera, continues to be an example of tourism management based on sustainability and public-private collaboration. The success achieved in previous editions suggests a third edition with professionals of international scope who, without a doubt, will continue to accompany Formentera on its path towards sustainability.

In a year in which the sector will still be marked by the adverse effects of the pandemic, the format of the forum will be highly innovative. Likewise, it will have a “hybrid” character (face-to-face and online) broadcast by “streaming” giving coverage at a national and international level.

The forum will have the participation of companies from the tourism sector, public entities, research centers and universities, environmental and technology companies and NGOs, among others.

During the celebration of the forum, we will discuss the protection of the posidonia habitat, seeking its conservation and growth. Likewise, we will see how obtaining data and measuring it are key to developing the island of Formentera in a smart and sustainable way.

We will learn about the Tourist Intelligence System developed by the Insular Council, as well as its model for managing load capacity and mitigating the environmental impact caused, mainly, by tourist activity.

On the other hand, we will delve into aspects such as green technologies, carbon neutral territories, the need to measure, reduce, compensate and certify the carbon footprint in destinations and companies or the innovative island markets for CO2 Emissions.

Do you want to join the Forum? Contact us in:

info@saveposidoniaproject.com //ainhoa.raso@tourismdds.com https://www.saveposidoniaproject.org/es/

Fitur Talent 2021 from May 19 to 23

FITUR TALENT 2021: Keys for the Recovery of Tourism Employment (from May 19 to 23 at IFEMA, Madrid)

In 2021, FITUR, the leading International Tourism Fair in the sector, dedicates the FITUR TALENT space to learning about the situation and the management of talent in organizations and companies in an unprecedented year, marked by the global pandemic caused by Covid -19.

FITUR TALENT will count the days of meetings between professionals (Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 May) with experts from different fields, who will debate and share with all of us what they experienced in the COVID year. As well as the challenges that destinations, companies and professionals will face in the coming years.

Likewise, it will have spaces dedicated to employment, entrepreneurship or training and will present initiatives, projects, reports and studies that will show, on the one hand, what has happened so far in the sector and, on the other, what is to come.

On Open days (Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 May), FITUR TALENT will dedicate its space to employment and training, becoming a meeting between companies in search of the best talent and training centers, which will publicize its newest content.

In addition, this year 2021 the Job Fair and the Training Fair will have a very innovative format. Are you going to miss it?

Tourism needs Your Talent! Contact us at: fiturtalent@tourismdds.com

Download here the dossier for Exhibitors and Sponsors

From 14 January to 7 February

TDDS launches an Open Call for blockchain projects in sustainable tourism

Tourism Data Driven Solutions (TDDS) together with its partner Alastria, in collaboration with the Insular Council of Formentera, launch – within the framework of the 9th Transfiere Forum, European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation – an Open Call for projects based on blockchain oriented to development and sustainable impact for tourist territories.

The objective of the Open Call: Sustainable Tourism is to support entrepreneurship in blockchain through the implementation of pilot projects that allow concrete experiences of use of this technology in one of the key sectors of the Spanish economy.

Projects must present a solution for the reporting of load capacity, alerts and sustainable indicators (economic, social, cultural and environmental) that provide information in real time, useful for decision-making in tourist destinations. This system will devote special attention to obtaining indicators that serve to calculate the load capacity of destinations and their main tourist resources, allowing for a more effective promotion and management that guarantees the experience of the user who consumes the product or service. The pilot project should be developed for the territory of Formentera but replicable to other destinations.

The call is aimed at startups, small companies, spin-offs, technology centers and research centers and universities, it will be open from January 14 to January 24, 2020. However, the above, the organizers of the Open Call They reserve the right to suspend, extend and / or modify the duration of the application submission period, at any time and at their sole discretion.

The projects presented must meet the following conditions:

-Present a solution that demonstrates that blockchain technology is used by creating an ecosystem with several agents that participate in the use of the solution.

-Identify the actors that will participate in the solution, including the incentives and benefits that each of the actors has.

-Present the work plan to implement the pilot project, the execution of which must be completed before the end of the 2020 financial year.

-Describe in detail the planned budget execution for the contribution of € 10,000 (prize amount) in the development and implementation of the solution.

-Present the team that will implement the solution.

-Indicate if any software, tool or methodology already implemented will be used.

After the presentation phase, the Open Call specialized technical team, made up of two Alastria representatives, a TDDS representative and two independent experts, will select 6 projects that will be presented to a specialized jury within the framework of the 9th Transfiere Forum to be held. on February 12 and 13 at the Fair and Congress Palace of Malaga , within the content area of Technological Challenges. The winning project will receive a prize of € 10,000 contributed by the Formentera Island Council – which will be part of the jury – for the development of the pilot project in its territory.

For the selection of the 6 finalist projects, the following evaluation criteria will be taken into consideration, among others:

Potential of the project and degree of resolution of the challenge.
Degree of replicability of the project in other destinations.
Potential development of the project.
Interest shown in participating in the call.
Attractiveness of the team and growth potential.
Degree of contribution of the use of blockchain in the solution.
Execution deadlines for the pilot project.
Interest in being part of the Alastria ecosystem and contributing to the achievement of the association’s mission and vision.

Fitur Talent 2020

From January 22 to 26

FITUR TALENT will feature an exhibition space with innovative and flexible specialised content, as well as seminars, workshops and meetings, the “Talent Forum“, which will analyse the perspectives and strategies of some of the world’s leading tourism businesses, talent recruitment and management companies and training centres. Companies that have a stand in the exhibition area and those that have a stand at FITUR will be present on the discussion panels, if they so wish, free of charge.

During the Professional Days (Wednesday to Friday), companies or training centers interested in having a greater presence in Fitur Talent, may sponsor spaces at conferences by including a “Keynote Speaker” and then lead and coordinate a full panel, which may invite speakers who wish. Alternatively, they can develop a workshop in this period of time aimed at presenting their programmes, products and/or services.

The Talent Forum area has a capacity for 100 people and will be broadcast via streaming all over the world. The sponsoring companies will have access to the connection reports (number, connection time, nationalities, etc.).

On weekends, open to General Public (Saturday and Sunday), companies and training centres will be able to carry out a direct recruitment activity. Companies will present themselves as the best option to attract talent and training centers to attract students for their degree and / or postgraduate programs. For this they will have the possibility of serving a space of 30 minutes and, if they so wish, a space for personal interviews (Face2Face) with potential stakeholders.