Circular Tourism Tools
The Circular Tourism Tools are management and monitoring tools to assess tourism impact both at the destination level (Circular Tourism Destination Tool) and at the tourism industry level (Circular Tourism Industry Tool) from a Circular Economy perspective. The tools are developed in application of the principles of the circular economy (Reduce, Regenerate, Rethink, Innovate, Re-value), are designed on four capitals (natural resources, society, infrastructures, human awareness and well-being) and properly measure the networking capacity of tourism actors. They give a strong support in terms of strategic management of tourism destination and tourism industries in the transition towards Circular Economy.
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The Circular Tourism Destination Tool was tested in 10 tourist destinations part of the INCIRCLE project and was subsequently applied to 6 replicating territories with different characteristics and levels of analysis (e.g. nations, regions, municipalities, local consortia). The Circular Tourism Industry Tool was tested in 2 tourism industries. For each assessment conducted, at least one interview was organized with the representatives of the territories to collect the data required. With the application of the tool it was possible to provide to the territories, in customized reports, a complete picture of their circularity principles’ level of implementation, their networking ability level and a list of best practices from all over the world representing, for tourism policy makers, further opportunities for improvement.
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Replicability conditions
The Circular Tourism Tools are robust but easy-to-use assessment instruments which can be used in different contexts and territorial dimensions: from the assessment of an entire country to a small municipality, as well as from small accommodation to large hotel chains. For this reason they are well suited to be replicated in the most diverse contexts. Their replication within the same territory / industry based on different years is indeed advisable to monitor progress and not lose the right path towards circularity. The Circular Tourism Tools are available online on the INCIRCLE project Knowledge Platform and accessible for free. The tools are composed of a series of questions and may require the involvement of additional bodies / departments / public entities responsible for the necessary data especially in the Circular Tourism Destination version. A simple guide on how to use them is also present on the platform to support the compilation.