TOURISMO Project

📢 TOURISMO Project will be represented during the Sun&Blue Congress through the participation of Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A.'s staff member Irini Barianaki as a speaker! 🙌

📌 As a part of the "EU Funds Open Door Day", organized by the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, the Public Institution RERA S.D for Coordination and Development of Split Dalmatia County (Croatia) held an Info Day of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme project #TOURISMO for local stakeholders on 9️⃣ October 2024. 🔵 The event took place at the Visitor Center "Hidden Dalmatia", a multimedia and educational center that interprets the natural heritage of Split-Dalmatia County in a modern way. This Info Day aimed to provide local stakeholders with information about project #TOURISMO in general, about project partners, and in particular about RERA's pilot case – Blue Cave on Biševo island 🏞️ 🗣️ The prefect of Split-Dalmatia Mr. Boban opened the event, after which the director of PI RERA greeted the attendees, and then the project manager presented the project. The meeting was attended by representatives of local stakeholders including the Administrative Department for Maritime Affairs and Tourism of Split-Dalmatia County, the Public Institution for the Management of Protected Areas in the County of Split and Dalmatia – "Sea and Karst“, Tourist Board Dugopolje, Municipality of Dugopolje, Development Agency of Municipality of Dugopolje Odraz, few private companies and visitors of the center and the general public as well. #TOURISMO #PublicInstitutionRERASD #HiddenDalmatia #SplitDalmatia #bluecave #modraspilja #bisevo Sustainable Tourism Interreg Euro-MED Programme #Overtourism

▶️ TOURISMO YouTube is online. Subscribe for updates! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dG3MjgiE ✔️ What will you learn from our 1st video? Varna has quite a rich history! 🏛️ We are semi camera shy 🎥🚫 TOURISMO Project runs 8 pilot activities to monitor tourism flows ❌ What will you not learn? All the upcoming information regarding the results of the pilot activities in 8️⃣ European areas that see high tourist traffic. So, Subscribe for future updates! 🏆 #TOURISMO #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies Interreg Euro-MED Programme Sustainable Tourism 👥 Who we are: Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A. Αναπτυξιακή Εταιρεία Λεμεσού - Development Agency of Lemesos Varna Economic Development Agency Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico Snap4City Fundación Valenciaport KiNNO INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES Fondazione per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione MRDDf Public Institution RERA SD for Development and Coordination of Split Dalmatia County

🌍 🎉 Celebrating World Tourism Day with #TOURISMO! ✈️ 📸 On this special day, we join the global community in promoting responsible and sustainable tourism, aligning with this year’s theme: Tourism and Peace. 🕊️ 💚 Through innovative pilot actions across 8 culturally significant sites, #TOURISMO is paving the way for a smarter, more inclusive approach to managing tourism flows. By utilizing advanced technologies, we're enhancing the tourist experience while preserving the unique cultural heritage of our Mediterranean destinations. 🌿 🏛️ Together, let’s create a future where tourism fosters understanding, peace, and sustainability. ✨ 🌍 #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies #TourismAndPeace #WorldTourismDay

Greetings from Varna! 👋 The #TOURISMO pilot area, where Varna Economic Development Agency is using advanced technologies to gain insights on tourist behaviour, hosted the 2nd meeting of organisations involved in the project. 💡 For 2️⃣ days, we shared the progress of the pilot actions in 8 culturally significant sites, which will result to critical conclusions for creating advanced tools in managing tourism flows. Ultimately, #TOURISMO will be developing a monitoring and decision-making support management system, aiming to create better flows handling and improve the overall tourist experience. ✈️ 📸 #TOURISMO #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies Interreg Euro-MED Programme Sustainable Tourism 👥 Who we are: Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A. Αναπτυξιακή Εταιρεία Λεμεσού - Development Agency of Lemesos @Varna Economic Development Agency Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico Snap4City Fundación Valenciaport KiNNO INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES Fondazione per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione MRDDf RERA SD for Development and Coordination of Split Dalmatia County 

What does #TOURISMO do for tourist destinations❔ 💡 Let’s think of this: have you ever departed for a must-see place in a city only to be turned away by a crowd that had the exact same idea as you? These are areas where high tourism pressure affects the experience of visitors and locals alike, as well as puts infrastructure limits to the test. #TOURISMO seeks to contribute to an informed handling of tourist flows by monitoring presence, density, trajectories and behaviours. This way, it supports decision making through a management structure that analyses data points and offers insights. #TOURISMO builds on the project #HERIT-DATA by testing an enriched version of its platform, developed and managed by the University of Florence Snap4City, and by utilizing data from various datasets and on-site technologies. 7️⃣ MED cities will reap the benefits from testing this structure and allow for a smoother tourist experience and decreased localised stresses. What’s related? #TOURISMO #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies Interreg Euro-MED Programme Sustainable Tourism Who we are: Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A. Development Agency of Lemesos @Varna Economic Development Agency Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico Snap4City Fundación Valenciaport KiNNO INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES Fondazione per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione MRDDf Public Institution RERA SD for Development and Coordination of Split Dalmatia County

📆On June 25th, 2024 Varna Economic Development Agency #VEDA organized a seminar for local stakeholders, concerning the implementation of the #TOURISMO project. VEDA is the Bulgarian partner responsible for the Varna pilot case, which will be executed during the busiest summer tourist months in the country, starting from August 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ and continuing until June 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣. 📍 The seminar brought together representatives from the project target groups, identified on the #TOURISMO stakeholders' map, both public and private, including the Varna Municipality, the Tourist Information Center, Varna Regional Informational Center for EU Funds, Regional Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Varna, National Palace of Culture and Congress Center Ltd - Varna branch, Black Sea NGOs Network, private companies, and others. The meeting placed special emphasis on discussing the goals and specifics of the pilot test in #Varna, exchanging several 👩💼interesting viewpoints and 💡useful ideas. ✅This initial step was crucial for engaging local stakeholders, as #VEDA seeks collaboration to support the successful realization of planned project activities. #TOURISMO #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies

Can tourism combine protection of the environment and benefit to local communities? We acknowledge that a shift to conscious and sustainable tourism is needed, but… ❓ What is Sustainable Tourism? Let us think of three aspects: 🌿 the environment, 📈 the economy and 🎭 culture. Motivated to strike the right balance of their effects on these key aspects, touristic activities can be designed in a way that ensures their harmonious implementation in the long run, thus being sustainable. Inversely, Sustainable tourism can be a vehicle for raising awareness to protect local culture, take care of the environment and benefit local economies, by fostering positive behaviour of travellers. #TOURISMO acknowledges that a shift to conscious and sustainable tourism requires innovative approaches, participation of various ecosystem stakeholders, an improvement of the tourist experience & a stronger engagement of end users. And this is part of our mission; to provide insights to support this tourism model. ➡ What’s related? #TOURISMO #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies Interreg Euro-MED Programme Sustainable Tourism ⏩ Who we are: Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A. Αναπτυξιακή Εταιρεία Λεμεσού - Development Agency of Lemesos Varna Economic Development Agency Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico Snap4City Fundación Valenciaport KiNNO INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES Fondazione per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione MRDDf Public Institution RERA SD for Development and Coordination of Split Dalmatia County

🤝 Representatives from the South Aegean Regional Authority, the Municipality of Rhodes, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Dodecanese, the regional branch of the Hellenic Institute of Transport, the Technical Chamber (Dodecanese Branch), the K2 Regional Development Organization, the Hoteliers Association of Rhodes and the Association of Tourist Agents of the Dodecanese were present at the first Stakeholder Meeting organized in the island of #Rhodes, in the framework of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme #TOURISMO project. 📌 The Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A., that is the project lead partner, presented the idea, the objectives and the future activities of #TOURISMO, as well as the initial planning of the Greek pilot case that will be implemented in the #MedievalCity of Rhodes. 🏰 ✨ The participating stakeholders discussed the specifications of the pilot test in Rhodes Medieval City with #READSA, who is in charge of the Greek pilot, exchanging several interesting positions and useful ideas regarding the issues and challenges that need to be addressed for the successful implementation of the project. 👈 #TOURISMO #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies

🌍 Exciting update from #TOURISMO's participation in the Sustainable Tourism Governance and Thematic projects Kick-off at Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma - UNINT! 👨🏫 👩🏫 Our team representatives -Avgerinos A. (Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A.), Chiara Guiggiani (Fondazione per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione) and Yiannis Geragotellis (KiNNO INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES) -are thrilled to have participated in this pivotal event and connected with like-minded individuals dedicated to promoting sustainability in tourism. We were proud to learn more about the Sustainable Tourism Community and present our activities as part of the #SustainableTourism Thematic projects, showcasing the different levels of collaboration and synergies. The 2nd day, our team participated in the 1st MED Clusters Annual Meeting actively joining forces and sharing experiences with experts in #Innovation, across the Interreg Euro-MED Programme area to solve key sustainable tourism challenges. 🔜 Stay tuned as we continue preparing for 8 pilot testing actions across the region to tackle #overtourism by utilizing advanced technologies such as open-big-smart data, ICT tools, thermal cameras, drones, sensors, and more. Together, we are paving the way for a sustainable, responsible future in tourism! 🚀 #TOURISMO #InterregEuroMED #SustainableTourism #Overtourism #Innovation #TourismManagement #Mediterranean #AdvancedTechnologies Development Agency of South Aegean Region -READ S.A., Αναπτυξιακή Εταιρεία Λεμεσού - Development Agency of Lemesos, Varna Economic Development Agency Fundación Santa María la Real MRDDf Snap4City Fundación Valenciaport KiNNO INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES Fondazione per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Public Institution RERA SD for Development and Coordination of Split Dalmatia County