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Last summer, for the first time, a limit was implemented in the Calanques National Park in Marseille, a small revolution. No more than 400 people, by reservation, could access the Sugiton and Pierres Tombées coves, which are usually crowded with up to 2500 people per day. Trampling of vegetation, litter, traffic jams... the park said stop and is now breathing.

The company Murmuration, based in Toulouse, analyzes satellite images of the Earth to understand the effects of tourism on our ecosystem. It provides local authorities with information on biodiversity, air quality, and soil quality, depending on tourist visits.

The young Toulouse start-up Murmuration designs a dashboard using Earth observation data, allowing local authorities to rethink their tourism policy in light of climate change. This tool has won an award from the World Tourism Organization.

A Toulouse-based start-up is one of the 15 winners of a competition organized by the World Tourism Organization, focusing on Murmuration. An interview with its founder, Cathy Sahuc.

To promote more resilient and responsible tourism, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is organizing its Awake Tourism challenge for the second time.

A Toulouse start-up, "Murmuration," has won the "Awake Tourism Challenge" organized by the World Tourism Organization. This is the second edition of this global competition, which aims at sustainable development.

Based in Toulouse for more than three years, the start-up Murmuration is developing a map to indicate the maximum number of tourists that a natural site can accommodate, without having a negative impact on the environment.

Murmuration is a Toulouse-based start-up that collects data using satellite images and makes it available to tourism stakeholders for sustainability purposes. After being selected by CNES in a call for projects, the young company aims to develop a solution that defines a threshold for tourist visits to protect sensitive areas or destinations. Interview with Cathy Sahuc, co-founder and COO of Murmuration.

The Toulouse-based start-up Murmuration has just won a contract with CNES to use satellite data to create a map showing the maximum number of tourists a destination can accommodate without deteriorating the environment (air and water quality, vegetation, etc.).

Murmuration – and by extension its brand Flockeo – is a candidate for the Responsible Travel Awards. On this occasion, we asked Cathy Sahuc, its co-founder, the same questions as the other participants: what values and practices does she want to highlight?