In the framework of the AI-NURECC Plus Initiative, the Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce (Forum AIC), in collaboration with Corfu Chamber of Commerce, organised the AI-NURECC Plus High Level Conference “From COVID-19 crisis to new pathways for a sustainable tourism in the Adriatic and Ionian Area” was held on 13 June 2023 in Corfu (Greece) in hybrid modality, with the engagement of more than 100 participants.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has put the global economy to the test of numerous new challenges: the economic, health and sociological crisis has brought, above all, strong negative consequences to the tourism and transport sector, representing the 10 % of world GDP, thus leading governments around the world to quickly search for solutions and remedies. However, the pandemic has also brought with it an opportunity, the renewal of a sector that has been stable for several years.