KNOWLEDGE HUB
The Knowledge Hub is designed to empower tourism SMEs with the skills, tools, and best practises necessary to navigate the twin transition (green and digital), focusing on building capacity and enhancing their ability to adopt sustainable and regenerative business models.
It offers SMEs tailored support for upskilling and reskilling staff, and introduces them to cross-domain innovations, solutions, and opportunities for application within their own operations. The Hub aims to inspire SMEs to develop project initiatives aligned with the Cross-Re-Tour Cross-domain Open Innovation Programme, while fostering a strong, collaborative community for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange.
Business Advisory Services
Training and Info sessions
Other Tools
About the Hub
WHAT
The Cross-Re-Tour consortium partners are dedicated to offering specialised advisory and mentoring services to SMEs participating in our Open Calls.
WHY
The specialized advisory and mentoring services aim to guide SMEs in identifying tailored solutions to their business challenges, while also offering comprehensive support throughout the implementation of their innovative projects, ensuring they can effectively turn ideas into impactful results.
HOW
Local points of contact:
NL: droll.e@buas.nl
ES: lhehn@cambrabcn.cat
DE: weiss.berit@nit-kiel.de
PT: mariana.ferreira@inova.business
LV: iveta@celotajs.lv
MT: maryrose.briffa.1@mtobservatory.org
SI: katarina.ceglar@arctur.si
ME: jkrivcevic@bjelasica-komovi.co.me
Training and Info sessions
International Webinars
Webinar on Plastic | 05 June 2025
Speakers: Kirsi Hyvaerinen (Hyvä Coaching & Consulting, Finland); Sybille Wiedenmann (AllgäuTopHotels, Germany); Danilo Grbovic (3D Soba, Montenegro).
Webinar on Furniture & Equipment | 16 April 2025
Speakers: Marco Miranda Ackerman (BUas, The Netherlands); Matevž Straus (ARCTUR, Slovenia).
Webinar on Food | 8 April 2025
Speakers: Álvaro Arrieta (CETT-UB, Spain); Ivan Berges (Agua KM Zero, Spain); Jedrt Mikelj (Arctur, Slovenia); Felipe Sebastian Celis (CETT-UB, Spain).
Webinar on Water | 4 March 2025
Speakers: Jānis Zviedris (Cleantech Latvia, Latvia); Jurijs Kondratenko (RTU WRBTI, Latvia).
Webinar on Energy | 12 February 2025
Speakers: Eurico Neves (INOVA+, Portugal); Michelle Duka, (Akmeni Nature Resort, Latvia).
Webinar on Transport | 9 December 2024
Speakers: Bente Grimm (NIT, Germany); Vesna Kobal (Arctur, Slovenia); Katrin Lemke (Cyclebee, Austria), Ana Pires da Costa (INOVA+, Portugal).
Local Webinars
Webinar on Mobility | 19 November 2024 | Portugal (online)
Speakers: Ana Costa (Main Speaker); Marisa Rodrigues (Expert in Human Resources); Isabel Pereira (Expert in Marketing); Vitor Vieira (Expert in Digital and Technologies).
Language: Portuguese
Webinar on Water | 3 December 2024 | Portugal (online)
Speakers: Ana Costa (Main Speaker); Marisa Rodrigues (Expert in Human Resources); Isabel Pereira (Expert in Marketing); Vitor Vieira (Expert in Digital and Technologies).
Language: Portuguese
Webinar on Energy | 10 December 2024 | Portugal (online)
Speakers: Eurico Neves (Main Speaker); Ana Solange Leal (Expert in Human Resources); Vitor Vieira (Expert in Digital and Technologies); Isabel Pereira (Expert in Marketing);
Language: Portuguese
Webinar “Enhancing Innovation Capacity” | 4 & 17 December 2024 | The Netherlands (in person + online)
Speaker: Marco Miranda (Academy for Built Environment and Logistics, The Netherlands);
Language: English
Webinar “Water Resources – Their Rational Use” | 3 February 2025 | Latvia (online) | Watch Webinar
Speakers: Daina Ieviņa (Cleantech Latvia); Jānis Zviedris (Cleantech Latvia);
Language: Latvian
Webinar “Promoting the Green and Digital Transition in Tourism” | 1 April 2025 | Slovenia (online)
Speakers: Katarina Ceglar (Arctur, Slovenia)
Language: Slovenian
Webinar “Client Nudging and Consumer Behaviour” | 30 April 2025 | Spain (online)
Speakers: Ainhoa Carballido Risco (CETT Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy, Spain)
Language: Spanish
Webinar “Green and Digital Solutions” | 2 June 2025 | Malta (online) | Watch Webinar
Speakers: David Ellam (ClearVue.Zero); Laurent Coleiro (ECOTHERM); Clayton J Zammit (TEKKEE Media Group); Chris Bonello (memcon); Charles Buttigieg (The Energy & Water Agency); Lawrence Saliba (Smart Genie)
Language: English
Webinar on Regenerative Tourism | 12 June 2025 | Germany (online)
Speaker: Andreas Koch (Tourythm GmbH, Germany)
Language: German
Webinar “Waste Management and Circular Economy in Practice” | 16 June 2025 | Latvia (online) | Watch Webinar
Speaker: Natālija Cudečka-Puriņa (Cleantech, Latvia)
Language: Latvian
Webinar “Good Travel Seal Certification Criteria” | 16 June 2025 | Montenegro (in person + online)
Speaker: Kirsi Hyvaerinen (Hyvä Coaching & Consulting, Finland)
Language: Montenegrin
Library
VIDEOS
Call for Proposals Info Session | 02/12/2024
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