A new Memorandum of Understanding signed between ECF and the World Tourism Organization shows the growing importance of cycling tourism as a safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable form of tourism, linked to over 500,000 jobs in the EU.
As world leaders negotiate how best to combat the climate crisis at COP26, ECF takes a look at how more cycling can help the tourism sector not only reduce its CO2 emissions, but also encourage biodiversity regeneration.
In only five years, the region of West Pomerania in Poland has created the backbone of an entire regional cycling network, with 800km of high-quality cycle routes – including 350km of new cycle tracks – already either opened or under construction.
According to a study by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy published last week, 281,000 people were employed in the different sectors of the cycling economy in Germany in 2019. The cycle tourism sector alone stood for 204,...
A new law adopted in France at the beginning of 2021 is set to boost the combination of bikes and trains in the country for decades to come. Developed in parallel to the European Regulation on Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations, which...
September is here and Summer holidays are behind us. As every year, cyclists took over the roads to discover their countries or to travel abroad, many of them opting for the bicycle&train combination. But this summer was not a usual one, with...
Strategic investments in sustainable tourism are essential to ensure a safe recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to deliver on the commitments of the EU Green Deal. Sustainable and...
The bicycle wave has also reached the corridors of the EU institutions. A large group of cross-party MEPs led Olivér Kozàk, President of the EU Cycling Group called on European Parliament President David Sassoli and Secretary-General Klaus Welle to...
Earlier this year, ECF welcomed a delegation from Turkey keen to find out more about developing national strategies and cycle route networks. With the major extension to EuroVelo 8 – Mediterranean Route to Izmir recently approved it seems that...
Tourism is one of the world's largest economic sectors, supporting one in 10 jobs (319 million) and generating 10,4% of GDP globally. And cycle tourism, generating over €44 billion only in Europe, was the topic of a closing plenary of the 3rd day in...
The third day of Velo-city 2019 ends with an engaging discussion: ‘Cycle Tourism’! Tourism is one of the world's largest economic sectors, supporting one in 10 jobs (319 million) and generating 10.4% of GDP globally. The tourism industry...
We continue our mini-interview series with the Velo-city 2019 Keynote Speakers! #VC19Keynote #MeetTheSpeakers #CyclingForTheAges Orla Carroll is Director of Product Development at Fáilte Ireland. She joined Fáilte Ireland in 2008 after working for...
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