Keynote speech
New European data on cycling tourism
📆 Tuesday 24 September
🕑 16:45-17:15
📍 Main hall, Tinghallen
As we head towards the conclusion, it is time for the latest data on cycling tourism to shine! We will present the results of the first Cycling Tour Operator survey – a cooperation between ECF, CycleSummit and Adventure Travel Trade Association – and of the latest EuroVelo route usage monitoring, done by ECF together with Eco-Counter.
2024 trends on EuroVelo Usage data from automatic counters
Alice Kervran 🇫🇷
Export Manager
Eco-Counter
Alice Kervran is Eco-Counter's Export Manager. She is in charge of developing Eco-Counter's activity, providing advices and services to municipalities in Northern and Eastern European countries.
State of the cycling tour operators industry (2024): main findings and learnings from the first survey of its kind
Agathe Daudibon
EuroVelo and Cycling Tourism Director
European Cyclists' Federation
Agathe Daudibon joined ECF in August 2022. She is in charge of the transnational coordination of the European cycle route network together with the dedicated team that she is leading and contributing to ECF's goal for more and better cycling with development, promotion and advocacy activities. Before that, she has worked in projects management related to cycling and cycling tourism for 10 years in France. Between 2016 and 2021, she was mainly responsible for cycling itinerary projects, including national EuroVelo routes, and cycling tourism topics at Velo & Territoires. She then joined the Cerema – a French governmental expertise centre – working on the AVELO 2 program, which aims to support cycling policies in rural and interurban areas.
David Symes 🇬🇧
Director for Europe
Adventure Travel Trade Association
David is the Regional Director, Europe - Adventure Travel Trade Association. He has a MA in International Tourism Development and a background in destination marketing. He worked for Jordan Tourism for 10 years, first visiting the day before 9 /11. David has consulted for inbound and outbound tour operators, destinations, accommodation suppliers and NGOs.
Heiko Riekenberg 🇩🇪
CycleSummit
Heiko is the host and organizer of CycleSummit, the premier annual gathering for cycling tour operators. The upcoming summit in Bern will welcome over 150 participants from more than 30 countries. CycleSummit provides a platform for travel operators and cycling regions to trade and exchange ideas, accompanied by a program from the host region to explore firsthand. In addition to CycleSummit, Heiko is the CEO of Bikemap, a leading platform for tour planning with a cycling navigation app used by over 10 million users worldwide.