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REDUCING THE SEASONALITY AND DEVELOP ALL INCLUSIVE TOURISM
Good morning everyone,
we represent the Municipality of Castellana Grotte, in Puglia (Italy), the most appreciated Italian tourist region of the last years.
Our territory is interested by a large influx of tourists which is an essential part of local economy. The Municipality owns a fabulous speleological complex: enchanting Caves, a 3 km path in the heart of the Mother Earth, fully accessible.
Our Town is particularly full of tourists in summer time, even if the Caves are enjoyable along the entire year. The results in terms of seasonal adjustment are satisfying, but they can be markedly improved.
A particular aspect of our tourism concerns the inclusive tourism, in fact in 2013 the City of Castellana Grotte has been awarded with the prestigious European EDEN prize as European Destination of Excellence
We have also developed experience in the field of international cooperation with two projects:
Community Initiative Programme INTERREG III A / Italy – Albania 2000-2006 – Axis IV – Measure 4.3 “Development of institutional and cultural cooperation” from 2007 to 2008 (as Leader Partner)
Community Initiative Programme INTERREG III A / Greece – Italy 2000-2006 – Axis 3 “Environment and Cultural Heritage – Measure 3.2″ Enhancement, recovery and development of the historical and cultural common interest; enhancement and promotion Castellana and Perama’ caves” from 2007 to 2008.
Our idea is to:
• Develop a strategy to reduce the seasonality of tourism demand, through the combination of the winning binomial nature – culture, decreasing the environmental pressures;
• Preserve and enhance the artistic and cultural identity and values, proposing a package of offers, combining local cultural, nature and traditional delicious cooking;
• Implement the inclusive tourism offer, providing personalized journeys according to special tourist’s need.We look for interested partners
Good morning,
I represent the Municipality of Alimos, in Attica region, Greece. We have seen your proposal on MED Community partner search and we strongly believe that we could find a common ground to work on a MED project.
Attached you will find a brief presentation of the Municipality along with some general information.
If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact me, in order to understand if a partnership is possible.
We remain at your disposal for any further information or declaration you may need.
Sincerely,
Zannet Saker
Email: z.saker@mck.gr
Despoina PanagiotopoulouDear Ms. Grotte,
I am representing a Greek NGO based in Thessaloniki with vast experiense in the implementation of EU Projects and also experiensed in the implementation of MED Projects (Partner in project SMILIES).
We have an extensive network of Municipalities and Regions especially in the North Aegean area which we are interested in participating in your project proposal.
Tourism sector is very crucial for Island Municipalities and especially for Greek Island Municipalities as their GDP based by 80% in some cases, in Tourism sector’s activities and in tourism economy.
If you are interested in engaged in your consortium an island municipality please contact me for further discussion to the following:Despoina Panagiotopoulou
Tel: 0030 2310 403371
mail to: despoina@gnosianaptixiaki.gr
Paola IannuzzielloDear Municipality of Castellana Grotte,
We are a company that is working on a proposal in relation to:
Priority Axis 3: Environment: “Protecting and promoting Mediterranean natural and cultural resources”, Specific Objective 3.1: “To enhance the development of a sustainable and responsible coastal and maritime tourism in the MED area”.Our project is an innovative approach that addresses the key challenges for the sustainability of EU tourism and focuses on the improvement of competitiveness of SMEs through smart technology.
I believe that our project is a tailored solution for the territory’s needs, so please don’t hesitate to contact us for further information.
Paola Iannuzziello
Societa Cooperativa Autokton
Email: coopautokton@gmail.com
http://www.autokton.eu/
Tel: +(39) 373 511 2026
Luis JordaoGood afternoon,
We´re a portuguese SME working with inclusive ecotourism, having for partners in the implementation of our programmes many public bodies (especially municipalities) and NGO’s. We work all over Portugal.
We’re also full member of the European Business and Biodiversity Platform.
The subject of inclusive tourism is the basis for our “experience.NATURE” programs, for which you can watch some clips below.Please let us know if you would be interested having us (or any of the municipalities we work with) as a partner.
Best regards,
Luis Jordão
luis.jordao@desafiodasletras.ptgastronomy and innovation with local agro-biodiversity | experience.NATUREcooking: http://youtu.be/UlJLUBnAD6M, https://youtu.be/Jm22Pj62elk
“ecotourism for all” | experience.NATUREwalking: http://youtu.be/lvCE6E9mYYk, http://youtu.be/lBepdBpfweg
national media coverage:
http://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/programas/economiaverde/2014-02-19-interpretar-a-paisagem-passo-a-passohttp://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/programas/economiaverde/2013-12-26-turismo-inclusivo
Dear Mr./Mrs.,
CLAND, Digital and Audiovisual Cluster in Andalusia, Spain, would like to be a partner in a project related to the Priority Axis 1: INNOVATION: Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and
sustainable growth.We are a business Cluster in the CCI in the southern region of Spain, Andalucía, and we have experience in EU and National funded projects. As you might know Andalusia region in Spain is a very agricultural based economy.
We are made up of a group of companies. Our main objective is to foster cooperation between different entities in order to create innovative projects and develop new business models surrounding the digital contents industry sector.
We believe, as well, in creative spillovers and cross sectoral innovation based on open economy and we have developed and worked on agricultural and tourism in collaboration with CCI based innovation models.Furthermore, we are in contact with many local authorities, businesses and public bodies.
Our mission and vision are clearly defined by the following ten principles:
Competitive Cooperation, for which our cluster will be the spokesperson in talks with institutions and other sectoral organizations, which may link up horizontally or vertically.
Knowledge Society: we strive to become cutting-edge and innovative.
Internationalization of the industry search for new markets in which we can play an important role.
Lead, transform the sector in Andalusia in order to achieve further development of the digital and audiovisual sector with a comprehensive vision.
Empower Andalusian business projects, within our sector that have become a reference in the national market and progressively in the international market.
Boost competitiveness of our business network, our partners and the Cluster.
Promote cooperation within a sector that is not integrated in terms of strategies and not united under one umbrella.
Strengthen business alliance in the sector with other external businesses.
Use technological innovation, as a means to achieve our goal.
R+D+I, as an engine for future growthAs stated before, we are available for participating in Priority Axis 1: INNOVATION: Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and
sustainable growth.I look forward to hearing from you,
Best Regards.
PaoloGood morning,
I represent a non-profit organization that works on European projects. I read your proposal and I think it is very interesting.
We have experience in European programs especially with regard to the design and construction of routes and tourist circuits of various kinds (food and wine, nature, etc ..). Also we have worked to develop a strategy to reduce the seasonality and to preserve and enhance the artistic and cultural identity and values, proposing a package of offers, combining local cultural, nature and traditional cooking….and much more…..
We are in an area with a strong tourist attraction. There are UNESCO sites (towns of Modica, Scicli, Noto, Ragusa) there are valuable natural sites (Ispica valley), there is the sea.
We are currently working on two community projects (ONMEST 2 – ENPI CBC Med and COMPASS – Italy-Tunisia) and other European projects (regional direction) which always include the creation of tourist circuits.
For any clarification, do not hesitate to contact me. Find below some links regarding the projects that we are pursuing.
Best regards
Paolohttp://www.enpicbcmed.eu/communication/onmest-2-kick-meeting
http://portale.ruter.it (work in progress)
http://beta.welcomed.me/page.php?id=2363 (work in progress)
http://www.projet-compass.eu/it/index.php (we have the technical support for the municipalities of Scicli and Pozzallo)Dear Sirs,
We are the “Diputación de Granada” (Provincial Council of Granada) that is the Local Government of the Province of Granada (Andalusia, Spain). Our institution is a Local Public Administration that represents 172 municipalities.
Our province has mainly a rural character and tourism is one of the key drivers for development of our territory. The tourist attractive of our municipalities derives from presence of cultural and natural heritage (big part of the province is under some way of legal protection for natural spaces). Besides, one of the problems we have to face is the seasonality of tourism and problems derived from it.
We have great experience in European projects as leaders and partners in most of the European Programmes and Initiatives. Many of them linked to matters of your project idea and several of them in the framework of Programmes INTERREG (MED, SUDOE, INTERREG IV C). As examples the following projects:
– CesR: Support local rural entities to promote job mutualism in services sector linked to tourism and social services (INTERREG IV C)
– TOURAGE: Promote senior tourism as a tool to fight against tourism seasonality and promote employment and development of rural areas (INTERREG IV C)
– CULTURMED: Promote natural, cultural, historical and landscape heritage of Alpujarra area to support the declaration of this territory as part of World Heritage (POCTEFEX Spain-Morocco)
– ETNOMED: Increase the potential of common ethnographic heritage in the province of Granada and Northern Morocco (POCTEFEX Spain-Morocco)
– NETWORK OF MINOR HISTORICAL CENTRES: Cultural, touristic and natural raise in value of minor historical centres (INTERREG III B MEDOCC)We consider your project idea fits with needs and interests of big part of our province. We will be very grateful if you contact with us in order to give us more information about the project. Contact data:
Trinidad Manrique de Lara Vílchez
European Projects Office
Delegation of Employment and Sustainable Development
Provincial Council of Granada
Tel.: +34 958804947
Mail: trinim@dipgra.es
AdrianaDear colleagues,
The Local Action Group Južna Istra ( http://www.lag-juznaistra.hr/) is a NGO situated in Istria-Croatia and was created as a result of EU initiatives aiming the development of local strategies and supporting stakeholder networking&partnership (composed from civil, public and private sectors in equal parts). The LAG South Istria network includes 10 local governments and can represent and include them in the project.
The LAG South Istria has already organized a series of initiatives, events and educations with the aim of ensuring the flow of information and knowledge transfer for progress in the sustainable development of the rural economy and local communities, to develop synergies and networking between all entities who are interested in contributing to the development of rural areas reaching cohesion and the standards of the EU.
Even if the territory is strongly touristic developed, there is a need to strengthen peripheral locations that have a rich cultural history but do not record so many visits, as well even though they have access to the sea does not use its coastline for tourism purposes.
In all locations is strongly present the heritage from Rome,Venice and Austro Hungarian Empire. In the territory are presents more fortresses, shipwrecks, medieval churches and castles and one of the biggest collection of religious art and relics; it registers a strong history of production of olive oil, a multitude of endemic species and good location for birth watching. As well we have a strong fisherman tradition. Despite all that, there is a need for valorization of heritage of the territory because tourists mostly visits “In” destinations since missing a tool that would easily present the richness of our territory.We are also developing a project about Agriculture and tourism-innovative model for the development of rural Istria and sustainable management of natural resources. The project aims to contribute to the development of ecological livestock through the sustainable use of natural resources and put this activity to a higher level by enrich rural areas and give new life to the uncultivated Land owned by the State, Municipalities and also Private. This project would be through a co-operative, as a social network, contributing to regional development in practice through 8 integrated and multifunctional production and tourism working units.
We would like to participate in a MED project as partners, and if you choose us as a partner for the project, you will have a responsible and professional partner with whom you can achieve the common goals of sustainable economic development.
According to above mentioned, we invite you to consider the possibility of cooperation with us. In the case of interest, we kindly ask you to contact us in order to undertake the further steps related to our future and hopefully successful cooperation.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
Sincerely Adriana
lag.juzna.istra@gmail.com
http://www.lag-juznaistra.hr/
DenisaCLAND, Digital and Audiovisual Cluster in Andalusia, Spain, would like to be a partner in a project related to the Priority Axis 1: INNOVATION: Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and
sustainable growth.
We are a business Cluster in the CCI in the southern region of Spain, Andalucía, and we have experience in EU and National funded projects.
We are made up of a group of companies. Our main objective is to foster cooperation between different entities in order to create innovative projects and develop new business models surrounding the digital contents industry sector.
Furthermore, we are in contact with many local authorities, businesses and public bodies.
Our mission and vision are clearly defined by the following ten principles:
Competitive Cooperation, for which our cluster will be the spokesperson in talks with institutions and other sectorial organisations, which may link up horizontally or vertically.
Knowledge Society: we strive to become cutting-edge and innovative.
Internationalisation of the industry search for new markets in which we can play an important role.
Lead, transform the sector in Andalusia in order to achieve further development of the digital and audiovisual sector with a comprehensive vision.
Empower Andalusian business projects, within our sector that have become a reference in the national market and progressively in the international market.
Boost competitiveness of our business network, our partners and the Cluster.
Promote cooperation within a sector that is not integrated in terms of strategies and not united under one umbrella.
Strengthen business alliance in the sector with other external businesses.
Use technological innovation, as a means to achieve our goal.
R+D+I, as an engine for future growth
As stated before, we are available for participating in Priority Axis 1: INNOVATION: Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and
sustainable growth.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Best Regards,
CLAND
Contact @ info@cland.es
denisa@cland.es
Federico AmatoDear Madames/Sirs,
I represent the laboratory of urban and regional system engineering (LISUT) at the University of Basilicata (Italy). It is a research centre whose interests are regional and urban planning, developed with specific thoughtfulness to landscape protection, land-use activities effects and rural development. We have deep knowledges in the fields of geographic information analysis, of spatial statistics, of urban modelling, of Spatial Data Infrastructure development. We have interests in the Internet of Tings phenomena, and we have skills in open hardware usage.
We manage several contacts with local public bodies and territorial administrations such as the Province of Potenza, the Basilicata Region and several Municipal bodies. We are also in partnership with the UNESCO Club of Basilicata Region and we can eventually work on the involvement of the 2019 European Capital of Culture, Matera Municipality. We are also ready to open our EU partner’s network and portfolio in order to develop an interesting proposal on the subject you described.
We are interested in contributing to your proposal, sharing our partners and providing our scientific support to the project activities.
We would also like you all to consider to be our partner in the INTO-HERIT project. A description of this project is available at http://interreg-med.eu/forums/topic/project-proposal-into-herit-2/
You can find more information about Univeristy of Basilicata and LISUT at the following links:
http://www.unibas.it
http://www.lisut.orgPlease, consider to touching base with us at these contacts:
Francesco Scorza
University of Basilicata – Italy
francescoscorza@gmail.com
0039.3477001363Federico Amato
University of Basilicata – Italy
fdrc.amatp@gmail.com
AlessandraDear all,
On behalf of Acrosslimits, we are very interested in this proposal since Malta’s economy is based on tourism which is now growing even further. We are a technology company and have extensive experience in developing online platforms, mobile applications and games, which can be very useful for creating touristic trails, challenges/games, general and historic information on touristic places etc.
We would like to contribute in your proposal and exchanging ideas.
Thank you very much
Alessandra
Julia Sáiz-PardoDear colleagues,
We are interested in participating in your project.
Please, find below a general information about our institution:
The Legacy of al-Andalus Andalusian Public Foundation is run by the Regional Government of Andalusia (Spain). Our actions are developed in all Andalusia region. Our main activities are cultural and tourist and we have experience in different European projects (as leaders and partners).
Our Routes, the Routes of El legado andalusí, represents the biggest cultural tourism offer existing today in southern Spain; through an extensive itinerary that includes more than 200 towns, they connect the main capital cities of Andalusia.The Routes of El legado andalusí were designated in 2004 as Major Cultural Itinerary of the Council of Europe; From our headquarters at the Pavilion of al-Andalus and Science (Granada, Spain) (4,477m2), the Foundation carries out a good number of didactic activities and workshops to raise awareness on the Foundation’s labour and to promote its Cultural Itineraries and Tourist Routes.
Concerning European Projects, the Foundation has participated as leader or partner in different programs INTERREG IVC, POCTEP, POCTEFEX, GRUNDVIGT, LEONARDO and ENPI-CROSS BORDER COOPERATION. All of them focused on education, culture, tourism and social integration. Nowadays, we are leader of Umayyad project (ENPI-CROSS BORDER COOPERATION):
At Mediterranean level, tourism has often led many countries and regions to develop the industry in a competitive way rather than in a cooperative manner. For obvious climatic reasons but also due the role played by tour operators, Mediterranean tourism destinations have based their growth essentially on a “sun and sea” vision and developed strategies aimed at maximizing short term profits instead of addressing the needs and expectations of customers and residents. In this sense, there is a real need to adopt and introduce new consumer models translated into environmentally friendly tourism products, respecting natural resources and diversifying the seasonal nature of tourism demand. The UMAYYAD project contributes to this objective by promoting sustainable tourism based on the synergies derived from the design of a cross-border itinerary between 6 countries sharing common history and cultural background.
Our main skills are:
-Management and coordination of European projects experience.
-Mobility (Grundtvig) activities and experience.
-Organization of cultural activities experience.
-Organization of Educational activities experience.
-Organization of tourist activities and experience. (Routes of The Legacy of al-Andalus).
-Planification and materialization of tourist Routes.
-Experience in organization of activities with stakeholders, companies and entrepreneurs.
-Experience in organization of activities related with traditional and contemporary arts and crafts.More than 60 themed exhibitions organized, more than 3,200,000 people have visited these exhibitions, which have implied the biggest movement of museum pieces ever carried out in Spain. Editorial work, having published more than 80 books in several collections on themed matters.
For more information:
legadoandalusi.es
rutaslegadoandalusi.es
alandalusylaciencia.esWe would like to receive more information about your project proposal and, please, be so kind to consider us as partner.
Looking forward to receiving your news, with our best regards,
Julia Sáiz-Pardo
Communication department
jsp@legadoandalusi.esLola Luque
European projects department
lola@legadoandalusi.esDear Sir/Madam,
My name is Chatzilamprou Ismini and I am writing to you on behalf of the Region of Thessaly in Greece.
Your project idea is one of high interest to us. Thessaly Region is a place with strong attachments to traditions and it is also a region of high seasonal tourism, especially in summer time, although as you say there are places that are open all year long such as Meteora. Our scope seems to be the same as yours and a cooperation would be very interesting.
Our R&D team has a big experience in EU projects, on different project programs and of different disciplines and has previous experience in MED projects.
If you are interested in having the Region as a partner, please contact us at: topoismini@gmail.com. I will be at your disposal for any further information you might need.
Best regards,
Ismini
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