Smart & Circular Tourism Solutions for Climate-Neutral Cities

We are the International Cluster of Information and Communication Technologies applied to Tourism (Turistec, Spain), a non-profit business association bringing together more than 70 companies, research centers and public stakeholders in the tourism innovation ecosystem.

For the DUT Call 2025 we are looking for partners to develop joint projects under the 15-minute City and Circular Urban Economies pathways, with a strong focus on sustainable and circular tourism.

Our main project ideas include:

• Multimodal & smart mobility for tourists: digital tools and services to connect public transport, micromobility and walking routes, improving accessibility and reducing carbon footprint in urban destinations.

• Circular tourism pilots: urban hotels, restaurants and cultural venues as living labs for waste reduction, local food loops and green infrastructure integration.

• Positive Energy Districts with tourism integration: co-designing energy-positive districts including cultural/tourism facilities.

Turistec’s role: integrator of tourism technology solutions, strategic advisor for the tourism dimension of urban innovation, and dissemination partner through its extensive European and international network.

We are looking for:

• Urban authorities/municipalities (to act as pilot cities)

• Universities and research centers (urban planning, mobility, circularity, energy)

• Technology providers/SMEs (mobility apps, IoT, circular economy solutions, energy systems)

• Cultural & tourism stakeholders (DMOs, hotels, event organizers)

Together we can demonstrate how sustainable tourism acts as a catalyst for circular, climate-neutral and inclusive cities.