We bring together tourism companies, tech firms, universities and public institutions to drive collaborative innovation projects. Managed by the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce.
Clúster Turismo Innova Gran Canaria was founded in 2009 as a non-profit association to promote a network-based model for tourism. Since 2015 it has been managed by the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce, with a clear goal: to improve the profitability of Canary Islands tourism businesses through collaborative innovation.
We are a state-accredited Innovative Business Cluster (AEI). Non-profit. Open to the full tourism value chain: accommodation, activities, health, events, technology and knowledge.
We bring tourism-linked companies together and build the trust required to collaborate — through sectoral working groups, assemblies and member-only events.
We help members spot collaborative innovation opportunities, secure funding and coordinate execution — then we publish what we learned.
We identify, prepare and manage regional, national and European calls: FEDER, RIS3, Innobonos, Proyectos Singulares, AEI/Clústeres.
We work with ULPGC and other research centres so academic solutions reach industry: DEMOLA, Travel Tech School by Amadeus, open student challenges.
We build a shared brand that adds value and legitimacy to members — on and off the island.
Trade missions, agreements with international clusters (Arctur in Slovenia, Azores, Madeira) and the FITCAN forum.
Build distinctive Gran Canaria experiences that justify price and attract the visitor the destination wants.
Data, platforms and digital solutions that improve operations and margins.
Caring for the infrastructure, landscape, environment and training that hold up the destination.
A smart-destination portal that lets visitors buy or book activities before and during their trip. Co-funded by FEDER Canarias 2014-2020.
Partnership with ULPGC, Amadeus and The Wise Dreams. R&D space using VR, AI and new learning models. Opened in 2021.
Finnish open-innovation programme: companies pose challenges to multidisciplinary student teams who co-create solutions in 4 months. The cluster was among the first to issue a challenge in the Canary Islands.
Annual prize for the best collaborative tourism innovation project in Gran Canaria, supported by the Cabildo. 2022 winner: Ruta del Vino de Gran Canaria.
