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In our current economy, we take materials from the Earth, make products from them, and eventually throw them away as waste – the process is linear. In a circular economy, by contrast, we stop waste being produced in the first place.
Ellen McArthur Foundation
Ellen McArthur Foundation
In the C-TOUR project we seek to minimize the negative impacts of traditional tourism on the environment, economy, and local communities.
Circular tourism aims to create closed-loop systems, where resources are used and reused in a circular manner, rather than being extracted, consumed, and discarded.
Circular tourism aims to create closed-loop systems, where resources are used and reused in a circular manner, rather than being extracted, consumed, and discarded.
Why small tourism businesses?
Because they are often key players in circular tourism, as they:
- tend to be locally owned and operated,
- employ local workforce,
- use local resources,
- promote environmentally-friendly activities,
- are invested in the long-term sustainability of the region,
- operate sustainable practices,
- reduce waste and energy consumption.
Check out real circular tourism cases from all over Europe!
What do we offer?
The C-TOUR Partners are working together to develop the following training tools and resources. The tools will support active or aspiring entrepreneurs and employees in the small tourism sector, as well as trainers active in tourism or entrepreneurship education, in developing their circular skills and knowledge.
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- Digital stories of small circular tourism practices
- C-TOUR database of circular projects featuring ideas for boosting the circularity of a small tourism business
- C-TOUR Curriculum and explainer videos – with a set of short instructional videos explaining the basics of circular tourism
- C-TOUR Learning Lab where you can develop your circular tourism skills following a structured learning process
How to take part?
- a tourism business owner
- working in the tourism sector
- student learning about tourism interested in developing your circular economy thinking skills?
You are welcome to
- Find new inspiration from the C-TOUR tools.
- Meet the real-life circular tourism business in our digital stories
- Attend free training workshops on: Adopting circular economy principles in a small tourism business
C-TOUR Partners
The C-tour project is brought to you by seven European Partners. Together they possess a considerable expertise in fields of education, consulting, innovation and media production. They will be eager to showcase the results after this 30 months project.
News
2nd project newsletter has been released
In our 2nd newsletter we detail the benefits and characteristics of the C-TOUR database and Learning Lab. 
