In this first episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast we take our first steps into the world of smart tourism practices in Europe, the innovations behind the future of tourism and the driving competition that cities across Europe apply for to become the next European Capital of Smart Tourism.

In this episode Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses with the #EUTourismCapitals 2022 València and Bordeaux and other leading tourism policy experts how to become a smart tourism destination and why smart tourism matters.

Speakers:•Joan Carles Cambrils Camarena, Sub-director general, Visit Valencia •Olivier Occelli, CEO Bordeaux Metropole Tourism and Congress Office •Julie Benisty, Sustainable Tourism Project Manager Bordeaux Metropole Tourism and Congress Office •Brigitte Bloch, City Councillor in charge of tourism and the wine economy, Vice-president of Bordeaux metropole in charge of tourism, events and metropolitan facilities, President of the OTCBM •István Újhelyi, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism

Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW

Find out more about how to apply to the 2023 #EUTourismCapital competition at the initiative website  http://SmartTourismCapital.eu