Cooperation Offer

Transforming local resources into tourism products

Offer name: 
Transforming local resources into tourism products
Expiry date: 
31/12/2018
Offering LAG: 
„Asociaţia Gal Someş Transilvan"
Country:
  • Romania
Spoken languages:
  • angielski - węgierski - rumuński

Looking to cooperate with

Country(ies):
  • Unia Europejska
Type of area:
  • National / Regional borders, Inland, Island, Lakes & rivers, Coastal, Mountainous, Peri-Urban, Rural, Isolated / Remote, Sea basin
Assets of the area:
  • High Nature Value, Protected areas

Project idea

Project type:
    • Cooperation within the country
    • Across regions
    • Transnational cooperation
    • Cross - border cooperation
    • Transnational cooperation
    • Non EU countries
Project topic:
    • Innovation
    • Knowledge transfer / education / training activities
    • Culture & Cultural heritage
    • Agriculture & Farming
    • Organic farming
    • Agriculture & Farming
    • Young farmers
Additional keywords:
  • Food & Drink; Marketing; Supply chains / Producer organisations & Cooperatives; Non-food products / Crafts; Business development; Economic diversification; Tourism / Territorial branding; Community development; Rural Urban linkages
Context: 

Our territory is a multicultural area (Romanian, Hungarian), there are Natura 2000 areas, HNV fields, castles and festivals, museums, crafts, traditional cuisine, agricultural cooperatives and local products that can be capitalised through rural tourism, bicycle routes and events.
Through our LDS we are financing several projects that include territorial branding, bicycle trails, eco touristic trails, crafts, recreational activities, camping areas, short food supply chains, etc.
This cooperation project could bring together all of these beneficiaries and together with the partner LAG/LAGs we can exchange experiences and identify development opportunities in this field, and also create integrated tourism products and territorial branding actions.

Project idea summary: 

Our main purpose through this cooperation project is to contribute to the objectives of our LDS. Through our LDS we are financing several projects that include territorial branding, bicycle trails, eco touristic trails, crafts, recreational activities, camping areas, short food supply chains, etc.
This cooperation project could bring together all of these beneficiaries and together with the partner LAG/LAGs we can exchange experiences and identify development opportunities in this field, and also create integrated tourism products and territorial branding actions.
Focus will be on study visits, capacity building or knowledge transfer via common publications, training seminars, marketing and joint activities like: events, website and maybe developing common tourism product.

Objectives: 

- Valorisation of local products, food and traditional gastronomy through rural tourism, events and other activities.
- Developing short food supply chains for local products – encourage direct contact between producers and consumers.
- Encourage the involvement of local enterprises, NGOs and local authorities in the development and promotion of the tourism products
- Increase the flow of tourists (domestic and international) who visit the area
- Learn about marketable tourism products in rural areas
- Encourage the development of small businesses related to bike routes and eco-tourism.