Raising awareness for energy issues, increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewables, saving energy and reducing emissions in tourism-dominated communities are only some of the key words describing the mission of SETCOM. The project addresses all stakeholders in the tourism industry, including all kinds of companies, administrations, employees as well as the tourists themselves.
As the main barrier for sustainable tourism is a lack of information, the project aims at expanding the awareness of energy issues in tourism Europe-wide beyond the duration of the project and strives to improve the energy competence among tourism business staff. The progress of the project will be continously monitored and documented through reports.
SETCOM is a transnational initiative connecting 11 partners from 10 European countries. It will be coordinated by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Potsdam.
The project supports the aims of the IEE programme and contributes to the scopes of the EU Action Plan for more Sustainable European Tourism. SETCOM will be financed with EC funds in the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE) managed by EACI.