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On November 14, Aethnic brought together more than 60 people at Ca l'Alier for the conference "Towards regenerative tourism: rethinking the present, building the future". A space for deep, honest and plural debate that put on the table the limits of the current tourism model and the emerging paths towards a regenerative model, capable of generating ecological, social and community vitality.

Tourism is experiencing a key moment of review. How can we move towards more just, resilient and life-rooted models? Aethnic is organizing a day of debate and reflection to explore paths towards regenerative tourism, with the participation of administrations, social entities and transformative projects.

Coinciding with World Tourism Day, we present the report “Tourism and children's rights: towards a violence-free model”, prepared with fapmi-ECPAT Spain and the Barcelona City Council. The diagnosis, carried out in the city during 2025, analyses how tourism can generate risks for children and adolescents, highlighting the lack of protocols, training deficiencies and areas of greatest vulnerability. The report proposes actions and paves the way towards safer and more responsible tourism.

This October, the TurismESS training journey begins, with three practical sessions aimed at ESS projects and entities linked to tourism. The aim is to strengthen skills, promote inter-cooperation and grow viable and transformative initiatives.

Aethnic, Alba Sud, Calidoscoop and Opcions are promoting the TurismESS project to strengthen tourism linked to the Social and Solidarity Economy. In the first phase we have systematized four inspiring initiatives: Barcelona Farmers' Markets, Can Calopa, Androna Cultura and Abarka. From September 16, Alba Sud will publish the articles weekly on its website and the entities will disseminate them.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Report "Gender Perspective and LGBTIQ+ Collective; a Challenge for Inclusion in the Barcelona Tourism Sector" developed within the framework of the "LGBTIQ+ Tourism" project, carried out with the support of Barcelona City Council.

Last Wednesday, December 4, we met to analyze the value chain of conventional tourism and identify opportunities for the intersection with the Social and Solidarity Economy.

In the course of 2024, Aethnic has focused on updating the Guide in order to provide it with new content and adapt it to the current context. Enter and discover it!

Sign up for the training on Tourism and LGBTIQ+ Diversity. We are waiting for you!

Register for the "TurismESS in Action" hackathon that we will celebrate on October 16, 2024 in virtual format.

Last Friday, June 14, we held the "Tourism and Social Economy" Conference with the aim of promoting debate and reflection on the current state of the ESS in Tourism, and generating a space for transversal co-working with the different actors of the fabric of the territory to contribute to the strengthening and articulation of the TurismESS ecosystem.

Sign up for the Tourism and Social Economy Day that we will hold on June 14, 2024. The objective is to promote debate and reflection on the current obstacles and challenges, and to generate a space for transversal co-working with the different actors in the fabric of the territory to contribute to the strengthening and articulation of the tourism ecosystem and social economy