Together with the 170 delegates from European cities they discussed how to make tourism matter again, and how tourism can give back to the city. Overall, the June 13–16 conferences’ polling and debates demonstrated a high degree of consensus that urban tourism can help the cities create job opportunities, education for all, increase cultural participation, strengthen social inclusion and opportunity for sharing the city spaces and experiences.

The next ECM conference is scheduled to take place in Edinburgh on February 13–16 with the theme Eventful cities.