Namuhla, i-European Commission yethule ngokusemthethweni uhlelo lwango-2026 lwe-European Capital of Smart Tourism kanye nemincintiswano ye-European Green Pioneer ye-Smart Tourism. Izindawo zokuvakasha kulo lonke elaseYurophu ziyakhuthazwa ukuthi zithumele izindlela zazo ezintsha kwezokuvakasha ezihlakaniphile nezisimeme, okuhloswe ngazo ukubeka izilinganiso endaweni yezokuvakasha yaseYurophu.
Ezokuvakasha, njengomunye wemikhakha yezomnotho emikhulu ngaphakathi kwe-EU, zineqhaza elikhulu ekukhuleni komnotho nokudala amathuba emisebenzi. Uhlelo lweSmart Tourism lwazisa amadolobha asebenzisa amathuluzi nezinqubo zedijithali ezithuthukisiwe, ezigxile ekufinyeleleni ngokulinganayo kwezivakashi, intuthuko esimeme, kanye nokukhuthaza izimboni zobuciko kanye nethalente lasendaweni. Ngale miqhudelwano, i-European Commission ifuna ukukhuthaza nokubona ikusasa lezokuvakasha ezihlakaniphile nezisimeme kulo lonke elaseYurophu.
Ukulwela izihloko zango-2026, amadolobha kufanele abonise izindlela zawo ezintsha zokuvakasha futhi athumele izicelo zawo ngenkundla ye-inthanethi. Ekuqaleni, iphaneli yochwepheshe abazimele bazohlola izicelo. Ngokulandelayo, amadolobha asohlwini olufushane azomenywa ukuthi ethule iziphakamiso zawo ku-European Jury. Leli jaji ekugcineni lizokhetha abawinile ababili: 'I-European Capital of Smart Tourism 2026' kanye 'ne-European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2026', ngesimemezelo esihlelelwe uNovemba 2025.
Yomibili imiqhudelwano ifinyeleleka emadolobheni angaphakathi kwe-EU kanye nakwamanye amazwe angewona awe-EU abambe iqhaza kuHlelo Lwemakethe Eyodwa (SMP), phambilini olwaziwa ngokuthi Uhlelo lwe-COSME. Izizwe ezifanelekile zihlanganisa wonke Amazwe Angamalungu e-EU angu-27 kanye namazwe angewona awe-EU abandakanyeka ku-SMP, ahlanganisa i-Albania, i-Bosnia ne-Herzegovina, i-Iceland, i-Kosovo, i-Liechtenstein, i-Moldova, i-Montenegro, iNyakatho ye-Macedonia, i-Norway, i-Serbia, i-Türkiye, ne-Ukraine.
I-European Capital of Smart Tourism 2026 - I-Smart Innovation for Progress
I-European Capital of Smart Tourism ihlonipha okufezwe ngamadolobha aseYurophu njengendawo yezokuvakasha emikhakheni emine ehlukene: ukusimama, ukufinyeleleka, ukwenza idijithali, amagugu amasiko nokudala.
Lesi sinyathelo sibonise umlando oyimpumelelo. I-European Capital of 2026 ye-Smart Tourism imaka ukuphindwaphindwa kwesikhombisa komncintiswano. I-Torino iqokwe njengeNhloko-dolobha Ehlakaniphile ka-2025. Abamukeli bangaphambili bahlanganisa iDublin njengeNhlokodolobha yango-2024, iPafos neSeville njengamaNhlokodolobha ka-2023, iBordeaux kanye neValència njengamaNhlokodolobha ka-2022, kanye neGothenburg kanye neMálaga njengamaNhlokodolobha ka-2020. I-Helsinki kanye ne-Lyon baba ngabanqobi bokuqala, babelana ngesicoco ngo-2019. Kusukela ngo-2024, umncintiswano ushintshiwe ukuze kuqashelwe owinile oyedwa unyaka ngamunye, ngokungafani nezinhlelo zangaphambili ezazifaka abawinile ababili minyaka yonke.
Umncintiswano we-European Capital of Smart Tourism uvulekele amadolobha anabantu abangaphezu kuka-100,000. Ukuze uthole imininingwane eyengeziwe, sicela uthintane ne-European Capital of Smart Tourism Guide yabafake izicelo.
I-European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2026 - Ehamba phambili
Umncintiswano we-European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism ugqamisa izindawo zokuvakasha ezisimeme kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Inhloso yayo ukuhlonipha izindawo ezincane ezisebenzise amasu ngempumelelo okukhuthaza ezokuvakasha ezisimeme ngezinhlelo zenguquko eluhlaza.
Lo mncintiswano usekelwe kumgomo wokuqhubekisela phambili ezokuvakasha ezisimeme ezindaweni ezincane, ngaleyo ndlela zibe neqhaza elihle emnothweni, emvelweni, kanye nasemphakathini. Isihloko se-European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2026 sizokwenza idolobha elinqobile ukuthi likhuthaze ezinye izindawo zokuvakasha kulo lonke elaseYurophu, likhuphule isimo salo njengendawo ehamba phambili yokuvakasha, futhi lihehe izivakashi ngenkathi lithuthukisa ukukhula komnotho ngendlela eqhubekayo.
Umncintiswano weGreen Pioneer uvulekele amadolobha anabantu abasuka ku-25,000 kuya ku-100,000. Ukuze uthole imininingwane eyengeziwe, sicela uthintane ne-European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism Guide yabafake izicelo.
Kokubili i-European Capital kanye ne-Green Pioneer ye-Smart Tourism 2026 bazothola ukwesekwa kokuxhumana nophawu unyaka wonke, bebonisa imikhuba ehlakaniphile, emisha, neqhubekayo eholele ekuqashelweni kwabo. Lokhu kusekelwa kuzohlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwevidiyo yokukhangisa, ukufakwa kwesithombe esibaziwe esikhulu se-hashtag endaweni evelele, imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yokuphromotha, nokubonakala kuwo womabili amazinga e-EU namazwe ngamazwe. Ukwengeza, abawinile bazothola ithuba lokujoyina inethiwekhi eguqukayo nebandakanyekayo yezindawo ezihlakaniphile ezifakwe ohlwini olufushane ezinhlelweni zangaphambilini zayo yomibili imiqhudelwano, okusiza ukushintshana kwemikhuba ehamba phambili nokufunda ndawonye.
