Rural Tourism Competition

Rural Tourism Competition

As part of the Year of Tourism and Rural Development, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched the first innovation competition to promote the generation of disruptive solutions to rural Spain's challenges, strengthen the role of tourism in addressing local problems, and place an emphasis on greater employment and entrepreneurship opportunities based on economic, social and environmental sustainability.

With the support of the Government of Spain, the Federation of Rural Women's Associations (FADEMUR) and Google, this initiative has received 136 applications covering 18 of the 19 Autonomous Communities and solutions in the form of services, business models and software.

With the support of:

Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo
FEDEMUR
Google

"Globally, poverty is astonishingly rural. If we really want to drive growth and development, we must look outside our cities and work together to help even the smallest community to take part in the many and varied benefits tourism can bring"

Zurab Pololikashvili,
UNWTO Secretary-General

Finalists


Innovation Category:

CultuAR - Javier Argente, CEO

CultuAR

CultuAR - Javier Argente, CEO

My Street Book - Esther Rodríguez, CEO y Founder - WINNING PROJECT

My Street Book

My Street Book - Esther Rodríguez

Smart Digital Plug - Dr. Javier Gonzalez-Soria y Moreno de la Santa, Coordinator

Smart Digital Plug r

Dr. Javier Gonzalez-Soria y Moreno de la Santa, Coordinador

Social Impact Category:

Apadrinaunolivo.org - Sira Plana - Co-Founder

Apadrina un olivo

Sira Plana

Inturmancha - Julián Cabrera - Director

Inturmancha - Julián Cabrera - Director

Inturmancha - Julián Cabrera - Director

Van Woow - Auxi Piñero - CEO y Co-Founder - WINNING PROJECT

Van Woow

Auxi Piñero