The ECoC evidence base

The Archive

Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents: 472
cities: 190
evaluations: 53
bid books: 182; 1985–2031

What the document types mean

Bid book (pre-selection): A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection): A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Selection panel report: The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report: The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation: An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report: A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy: A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan: A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit: Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research: Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other: Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

10 documents of type bid book (final selection) for “Tourism”

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Ask Encore: “Tourism”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

Found inside the documents

Bielsko-Biała 2029

Bielsko-Biała · 2029

Adventure tourism is the fastest-growing tourism industry worldwide. In Bielsko-Biała we have top- class downhill and enduro trails in this part of Eu- rope.

Donostia-San Sebastián 2016

Donostia-San Sebastián · 2016

…mercouri.com and mercouri.eu Internet Domains Dani Blanco 2 Dani Blanco 60—coMMunication waves of energy—Dss2016eu commitment to urban tourism Tourism, a dynamic sector, is changing radically.

Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut 2024

Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut · 2024

Impact of (Hyper)Tourism On our SALT.WATER journey, we saw that tourism development varies across the region. Some areas suffer from over-tourism, others are on their way towards it and some areas would like to have more visitors.

Turku 2011

Turku · 2011

The Organisation of Tourism Turku Touring is a marketing and sales organisation that covers the regional tourism in the entire province of Southwest Finland which includes 53 municipalities.

Paphos 2017

Paphos · 2017

…many challenges to address a) if the city wants to overcome the past and embrace a future that will not destroy the natural resources through tourism and economic exploitation, b) if Pafos wants to bring our communities together, and c) if…

Maastricht 2018 — Final selection

Maastricht · 2018

…will give Maastricht and the Euregion Meuse- Rhine a golden opportunity but also a much-needed boost, with an enormous and lasting impact on tourism and the tourism infrastructure.

Pula 2020 — Final selection

Pula · 2020

Strategic partnerships On an institutional level we already cooperate closely with Pula’s, Istria’s and Croatia’s Tourism Boards. We will install an extra button for Pula on Visit Croatia for 2016–2017 (which is now only listed under the…

České Budějovice (Budweis) 2028

České Budějovice (Budweis) · 2028

Yet, cultural heritage is also inherently connected to tourism. It international is our goal to attract wide audiences, yet we want to avoid overtourism.

Nova Gorica 2025

Nova Gorica · 2025

…on the role and impor- tance of independent culture in the cities and the region. € 240,000 page 53 GO! 2025 THE EXPERIENCE FACTORY – CULTURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT Nova Gorica and Gorizia have long ago recognized their tour- istic potential…

Cagliari 2019 — Final selection

Cagliari · 2019

…of arrivals and 39% stays of the total), with a higher average stay for foreigners (4.43 days compared to 4.26 for the Italians) due to beach tourism.