1、Created in 1994,the European Committee of the Regions is the EUs political assembly of 329 regional and local representatives such as regional presidents or city-mayors from all 27 Member States,representing over 446 million Europeans.European Union 2023Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 101|BELGIQUE/BELGI

2、|www.cor.europa.eu|EU_CoR|/mittee.of.the.regions/european-committee-of-the-regions|EU_regions_cities Pand P Studio/SCommission for Natural ResourcesTourismand ruraldevelopmentNAT European Union,2024Partial reproduction is permitted,provided that the source is explicitly mentioned.More information on

3、 the European Union and the Committee of the Regions is available online at http:/www.europa.eu and http:/www.cor.europa.eu respectively.QG-05-23-426-EN-N ISBN:978-92-895-3037-8 doi:10.2863/099682Foreword by Alves Vasco CordeiroPresident of the European Committee of the RegionsThis study is the firs

4、t publication jointly delivered by the European Committee of the Regions and the United Nations World Tourism Organization.It is a clear example of how our mutual cooperation can bridge the local and the global levels in the pursue of our common objectives.It draws on the policy expertise of both or

5、ganisations and highlights the potential of rural tourism to strengthen the economic,social and environmental sustainability of rural areas,contributing therefore to building resilient regional and local communities.Free movement has always been at the heart of the European project:bringing people t

6、ogether,crossing borders,discovering new places and still feeling at home.As part of this mobility,one could say that tourism has helped shaping our European identity.It is also a powerful driver for growth and jobs,able to breathe new life into communities in all corners of Europe.This publication