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EU Call for projects: Diversifying the EU Tourism Offer and Products –
06 August 2014
Sustainable Transnational Tourism Products 2014 – A call for application has been opened for projects on the
topic of "Diversifying the EU Tourism Offer and Products –
Sustainable Transnational Tourism Products 2014". This is a call
issued and managed directly from Brussels and is one of the very few calls in
support of tourism.
Proposals should be presented by consortia of minimum 5 legal
entities, covering at least 4 EU Member States.
These proposals must aim at promoting sustainable transnational tourism
products in sport or wellness activities in relation to one of the following
types of tourism: coastal or maritime or mountain or rural tourism.
The projects
should support the following aspects:
- Nautical tourism
- Water-based sports
- Itineraries linked to sports
- Itineraries linked to wellness
One of the
objectives of this call is to support projects that encourage the participation
of SMEs and create a framework favourable to SMEs' cooperation.
Tourism SMEs on
their own are also eligible to participate, provided that they are operating in
the following fields:
- Tourist accommodation
- Catering
- Travel agencies and tour operators
- Tourist attractions
- Leisure & recreational
- Cultural and sporting activities
- Tourism related transport
In fact, the
project consortium should include at least 2 such SMEs.
The EU budget
of the call is EUR 1,000,000 and there are 5 projects expected to be funded
(max. EUR 250,000 per project, at a 75% co-financing rate from EU).
The
deadline for this proposal is 7th October 2014
