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Open Call for Innovative Projects in Tourism

Promoting Twin Transition for Tourism SMEs

Eligible Participants

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  • Single tourism SMEs;

  • A partnership of minimum two (2) and maximum four (4) tourism SMEs;

  • A partnership comprising minimum two (2) and maximum (4) partners, including minimum one (1) tourism SME and minimum one (1) public or private entity that is/are instrumental for the tourism SME(s) to realise the project;

  • SMEs/entities must be registered for more than a year in Greece, Italy, Spain, France or Cyprus.

  • NACE Code with activities relevant to tourism industry.​

Awarding Criteria Check: Relevance, Innovation, Quality, Impact

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  • Selected projects are expected to be innovative with regard to the current and local socio-economic context and replicable.

  • Aligned with the policy priorities established at EU level, as identified in the Transition Pathway for Tourism (Regulation and Public Governance, Green and Digital Transition, Resilience).

  • Selected topics.

  • Eligible project activities: Innovative products, processes, services, and/or business models.

Selection, Budgeting & Implementation

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  • Selection of 60 Projects (mono and/or multi beneficiary projects).

  • 60 lump sums of € 30.000 will be assigned to the winning project

  • 14 months of implementation, reporting of activities & costs.

  • 100% EU-funded.

  • Pre-financing (20%), interim payment (30%) and final payment (50%).

Mentorat

e-Learning Platform

Capacity Building E-courses & Live Coaching Sessions on Experiential Tourism & Twin Transition

Sustainability Certification

Scouting of Sustainability Certificates for Tourism SMEs and development of guidelines for SMEs.

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Development of training programme on environmental, social and economic aspects of the sustainability implementation.

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Development of fuTOURiSME sustainability self-assessment tool & support to SMEs for acquiring sustainability certification.

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