In the past years, different tools and mechanisms have been used to collect data in the tourism sector. Eurostat had agreed to share sharing accommodation data with the private sector and on 2021, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) developed the EU Tourism Dashboard tool to monitor the green and digital transitions and resilience of the tourism ecosystem. Also, the European Tourism Agenda 2030 was adopted by the European Council in December 2022, calling for data-sharing practices in tourism. 

To support the above, on 20 July 2023 the Commission presented the building blocks for a common European tourism data space. This data space will serve all stakeholders in the tourism ecosystem allow them to share a broad range of data to inform the development of innovative tourism services, improve the sustainability of the tourism ecosystem and strengthen its economic competitiveness. 

More specifically, the common European Tourism Data Space aims to: 

• Facilitate data-sharing from diverse sources 

• Promote data access by a wide range of users 

• Foster a consistent, trustworthy and efficient framework for the governance of this space 

• Offer interoperability across data domains, as well as sectoral data spaces (i.e. mobility, energy, environment and health 

Get more information below: 

Communication on A Common European Data Space 

EU Tourism ecosystem 

Transition Pathway for Tourism 

EU Tourism Dashboard