Background
The overall objectives of the present call for proposals are the following:
- to support the enhancement and promotion of sustainable transnational thematic tourism products contributing to the development and
promotion of sustainable tourism in Europe by improving their visibility and market uptake.
- to contribute to the creation of an environment favourable to transnational co-operation among tourismrelated stakeholders with a
particular emphasis on the SMEs.
Eligibility
Geographical eligibility:
- EU 27 Member States.
- European Free Trade Association countries (EFTA) which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) in accordance with the
conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement: Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein.
- Other countries participating in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme of the CIP: Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia,
Montenegro, Albania and Israel.
Types of applicants:
- Applicants should act in consortium with partner organisations. The consortium must gather a minimum of five applicants (i.e. 5 different
legal entities mentioned separately in the grant agreement, having duly filled in Form A2 and having tasks clearly defined in the technical
proposal and budgetary annex) covering at least four countries as listed under "Geographical eligibility".
- Moreover, among the minimum five applicants in the consortium:
- at least one must be an SME – Small and Medium Sized enterprise - acting in the tourism sector. In addition to the staff headcount
ceiling, an enterprise qualifies as an SME if it meets either the turnover ceiling or the balance sheet ceiling, but not necessarily both.
For the purpose of the present call, it is considered that a SME being the partner in the consortium has to provide a proof that is
established and has been operating on the market for at least 2 years and has to act in one of the following fields:
• tourist accommodation
• catering
• travel agencies and tour operators
• attractions
• leisure (recreational, cultural and sporting activities)
• tourism related transport
• other tourism related fields if their relevance for the project proposal is duly justified by the applicant
- at least one of the applicants must be:
• a Ministry (public national governmental authority), in charge of tourism and/or regional development or any other area
which is in relation to the object of the proposal. OR
• a National Tourist Organisation (NTO) being in charge of national tourism promotion under condition
that a letter from the Ministry is provided indicating this NTO as an organisation to which the implementation
of the project is entrusted on behalf of the Ministry.
- at least one of the applicants must be: a regional or local public governmental authority OR a network or association of regional or
local public governmental authorities.
- Applications must be submitted by a legal person; natural persons (i.e. individuals) are not eligible.
Budget
1.000.000 EUR
Deadline: 03 July 2013
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