Round table "A responsible and sustainable tourism destination: what does it mean, how to embody it and with which tourism stakeholders?"
5
Oct 2021
Responsible and sustainable tourism destination.
She is the Vice-President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region in charge of Tourism and Mayor of Saint-Paul en Cornillon Show more
as well as the 2nd Vice-President of Saint-Etienne Métropole, in charge of sustainable development, since 2014. She was elected in 1995 and before that she served two terms as a municipal deputy. She is Vice-President of the Syndicat mixte du SCOT (Loire), Vice-President in charge of the economy of the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat and is a member of the Board of Directors of the AMF Loire. She is the Deputy Chair of ATMO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Chair of the Loire and Haute Loire Territorial Committee of the same organisation.
Lee McRonald
International Partnerships Manager/Engagement, Industry & Destination Development at VisitScotland
Lee manages VisitScotland’s engagement with international networks, EU institutions and tourist boards around the globe
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delivering partnerships and collaborations that bring mutual benefit. Operating within the Industry & Destination Development directorate, Lee’s focus is very much on responsible and inclusive growth. From 2016-2019 he led VisitScotland’s ScotSpirit Breaks initiative, a partnership which enabled thousands of families on low income to enjoy the benefits of a short break in Scotland. VisitScotland has worked closely with industry and government to ensure that inclusive tourism is a key driver of recovery. Alongside this, the organisation is playing a lead role in the development of Scotland as a globally recognised low-carbon destination: it is the first national tourism organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency and sign up to the Tourism Declares initiative, committing to action for a greener tourism. Ongoing, Lee’s focus is on generating best practice exchange to inform and inspire meaningful change on this journey, where tourism is part of the solution.
Mário Borges
Regional Secretary of Transport, Tourism and Energy of Açores
He has initiated his professional activity in the Regional Government (Public Works) and has moved to entrepreneurship activities, in the area of public services
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(public works, territorial and urban planning and sectorial studies). He is specialized in Spatial Planning, having worked in the area of Population Dynamics and Socioeconomics; A pioneer in the Azores in the drafting of Municipal Master Plans (MMP), he coordinated MMP projects for the municipalities of Praia da Vitória, Vila Franca do Campo, Povoação and Vila do Porto.
Lionel Flasseur
General director of Auvergne Rhône Alpes Tourisme
Lionel Flasseur studied at the Mars Alimentaire school before taking part in the Lastminute.com adventure and is a specialist in the world of tourism.
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He has worked for Lyon Airports, set up travel agencies and promoted the Lyon metropolitan area internationally before taking over the management of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Tourisme four years ago. Recently he became President of Essentiem, a new endowment fund for benevolent tourism. He is also a member of the board of directors of several organisations including Handicap International and France Montagnes.
Damià Serrano
Experience Marketing & Research Director at Agència Catalana de Turisme
Director of Experiences Marketing and Research at the Catalan Tourism Agency - Catalan Tourist Board.
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Coordinator of the Tourism Observatory in Barcelona: city and region. Head of LABturisme (innovation and business intelligence unit) of the Provincial Council of Barcelona, which transfers tourism knowledge between the University and the main R&D groups to the main DMOs. Professor of Smart Tourism Destinations at CETT University of Barcelona.
Latin American Perspectives
Sergio Rodríguez
President of ISTO Americas and co-founder of the Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit
He has been in the Mexican tourism sector for more than 35 years.
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He has been an entrepreneur in the field of travel operations, public official, professor, researcher and consultant. He is currently director of CCC Consultores, member of the Advisory Board of the Conservatorio de la Cultura Gastronómica Mexicana, president of ISTO Americas and founding partner of the Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit.
Jean-François has always worked for the development of territories, whether it was for 10 years at the Ministry of Tourism or in various management positions within departmental or regional tourism agencies.
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He is currently in charge of studies on the professionalisation/training of regional tourism actors and the support of the offer in its adaptation to the new stakes as well as in its production process at Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Tourisme.
Sabrina Urrutia - ISTO
05-10-2021