Sustainable Ecotourism Awareness: Green Skills for Tourism SMEs Webinar. Erasmus Days 2026

How can small tourism businesses turn sustainability commitments into concrete, certified practice? Watch the Erasmus Days 2026 webinar on Green Skills for Tourism SMEs. Recorded on 16 October 2026 (Erasmus Days 2026), this 90-minute webinar explores practical ways in which small and medium-sized tourism businesses can build sustainability into everyday operations, navigate environmental certifications such as EU Ecolabel and ISO 14001, and use digital tools to upskill their teams. It is especially relevant for tourism entrepreneurs and managers, VET and lifelong learning trainers, local development actors, and anyone curious about turning eco-tourism from a buzzword into a concrete business strategy. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to the Green Skills for Tourism SMEs Webinar – Massimo Mercuri, Think Tank AlterContacts 02:30 From awareness to action: what is SEA and what can it offer your business? – Daniela de Gregorio, EU Project Consultant, on behalf of Consorzio Promos Ricerche (Italy) 13:06 Inside the green tourism certification course: six modules and 100+ registrations – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil Burak Sakal, Kapadokya Üniversitesi (Türkiye) 21:05 Through the learner's eyes: why certification matters in hospitality – Carmen Spagnoli, Director of Sustainability and Certifications, Lombardini22 (Italy) 25:45 Cappadocia: why green skills matter for a heritage destination – Dr. Tibethan Memişoğlu, COO, Kelebek Group Cappadocia (Türkiye) 33:46 Can AI make green learning personal? Three conditions – Adrián Suárez, Tech Lead, Ole | Tecnología (Spain) 46:38 What holds back sustainable tourism SMEs in Malta? – Prof. Dr. Lidija T. Petrović, The Sports Academy Belgrade, collaborator of MACTT 1:00:53 Green certification for non-hotel accommodation in Italy – Prof. Roberto Micera, University of Basilicata and CNR-ISMed, representing GuestItaly 1:05:45 Better-managed tourism in Malta, with a vision and a plan – Tonio Cini, Mediterranean Tourism Foundation and Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association 1:13:41 Open Q&A: from Cappadocia's cave hotels to Jordan's restaurants – with participants and speakers 1:21:50 Closing remarks and how to stay connected – Tonio Cini, Daniela de Gregorio, Massimo Mercuri 🌿 ABOUT SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM AWARENESS (SEA) Sustainable Ecotourism Awareness is an EU co-funded Erasmus+ project that helps tourism businesses in Italy, Türkiye, and Malta turn the growing demand for sustainable travel into concrete and certified practice. It trains vocational education providers and tourism consultants in green certification standards, who then mentor small and medium-sized tourism enterprises on the path to certification, supported by an AI-powered e-learning platform. Led by Consorzio Promos Ricerche, the project is implemented between 2025-2028 by partners from Italy, Malta, Spain, Türkiye and the Netherlands. 🔗 LINKS Agenda and speaker line-up: https://www.sustainable-ecotourism-aw... Free online course on green certification in tourism: https://www.sustainable-ecotourism-aw... Website: https://www.sustainable-ecotourism-aw... LinkedIn:   / sustainable-ecotourism-awareness   Instagram:   / sustainableecotourismawareness   Facebook:   / sustainableecotourismawareness   Questions: info@altercontacts.org Event Organizer: Julia K. Skupchenko, Think Tank AlterContacts:   / juliaskupchenko   The webinar was organised by Think Tank AlterContacts within the EU co-funded project Sustainable Ecotourism Awareness. Co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme, KA220-VET, Project Number 2025-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000358865. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or of the National Institute for Public Policy Analysis (INAPP). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. #ErasmusDays #SustainableTourism #GreenSkills