Deadline: 31/07/2013

Objectives of the call that should be included:

• Design of tourism strategies
• Promotion of tourism in regions in crisis
• Exchange of good practices, development of networks with public and private
• Public-private partnerships and integration of enterprises into regional strategies
• Improve quality of European tourism offer by cross-boarder cooperations
• Strengthen the management skills of public, private bodies.

Priorities, particularly welcomed proposals:

• Gastronomic routes
• “experience” tourism.
• Others.

Applicant: target organizations active in the field of tourism or any other field strictly linked to the object of the project.

Partnership:
- At least 5 countries, but more than 5 would be added value
- At least 2 partn. National Ministr. Or Regional authorities or public bodiews acting on behalf of regional authorities.

Duration: 18 months (not before January 2014)
Budget: Max 200 000 EUR per project with 75% co-financing.

Proposal of Veneto: European Lagoons – a particular landscape with its traditions,food and lifestyles. The aim of the project to create a transnational tourism product the European Lagoons.

Countries that could be involved as having Lagoons:
Italy- the provinces of Venice and other
Spain- Mar Menor in region of Murcia
France- The Thau Lagoon
Portugal – Ria Formosa, Eastern Algarve
Poland and Germany with Stettiner Haff or Szeczecin Lagoon
Greece- Aitolico, Kotychi, Missolonghi-Aitoliko lagoons
Romania: delta of the Danube

Possible activities:

• Market analysis or regional and international SWOT of the product,
• Local, regional and international meetings of different stakeholders for elaboration, better deffinition of common local and international elements, package,
• Special complex of actions for involving, gathering local small and micro enterprises in the chain of the European Lagoon product (individual meetings, local meetings and round tables for sensibilisation, etc),
• Development of transnational uniting elements of the product (story, visual identity, standarts, pricing policy, etc),
• Dissemination activities (web page and facilitated, continuous presence in all social forums (involving persons in discussions, voting of pictures, competition of best photos from the Lagoons etc); dissemination events, mass media communication etc).