December 2011
Partners meeting of the project “Harmonization of Tourism Development in Rural Areas of the Carpathian Region”
The regular partners meeting of the project “Harmonization of Tourism Development in Rural Areas of the Carpathian Region” was taken place on the 5 December, 2011, which is realized by the Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk in the partnership with the Main Department for Tourism, European Integration, External Relations and Investments of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration of Ukraine and Development Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures (Romania) with the support of the Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013.
At the partners meeting of the project took part the representatives of the Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk in the partnership with the Main Department for Tourism, European Integration, External Relations and Investments of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration of Ukraine and Development Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures (Romania).
In the framework of the meeting the participants could to visit the tourist objects of the Yaremcha Region. At the partners meeting were discussed the implementation of the project in the first and second Semesters, introduced the achieved results of the project, outlined ways to further implement of the project.
At the meeting Mariya Kovaliv - vice-chairman of the Board of the Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk, the project manager introduced the realization of activities of the project “Harmonization of Tourism Development in Rural Areas of the Carpathian Region”, namely the conducting researches; Carpathian Rural Development Strategy; development of the pilot tourist product “Colorful Rural Carpathia”; development of the Carpathian Culture & Arts Events Calendar and the Rules of tourist behavior in the Carpathians. Nataliya Gasyuk - Deputy head of the Main Department for Tourism, European Integration, External Relations and Investments of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration introduced their proposals for the development of the joint pilot tourist product „Colorful Rural Carpathia”, Carpathian Culture & Arts Events Calendar and the Rules of tourist behavior in the Carpathians. Radu Big – Executive manager of the Development Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures, Project coordinator (Romania) introduced the realization of the project in Romania and introduced their proposals for development of pilot tourist product and Carpathian Culture & Arts Events Calendar.
About the project
The project “Harmonization of Tourism Development in Rural Areas of the Carpathian Region” is realized by the Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk in the partnership with the Main Department for Tourism, European Integration, External Relations and Investments of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration of Ukraine and Development Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures (Romania) in the framework of the the Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013.
Goal of the project: support to socio-economic development of rural communities of Carpathian Euroregion based on implementation of effective and efficient local policies and proactive tourism industry development and promotion mechanisms within border regions of Romania and Ukraine.
Locations of the Action: Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivska oblast; Romania: Maramures judet.
Project target groups: Regions’ rural communities; rural tourist services providers; tourist information centers; entrepreneurs and industry employees; government and local self-government institutions; relevant civil society institutions; potential tourists.
Main project activities:
1. Introduction of a joint tourism policy in accordance with EU practices through the development of the Carpathian Rural Development Strategy and an effective cross-border tourism services marketing system;
2. Facilitating the preservation of natural and cultural environment of the Carpathian Euroregion through the establishment of a joint tourism destination “Colorful Rural Carpathia“;
3. Improvement of the Rural Carpathia’s competitiveness in Europe through the implementation of the Carpathian Tour Pass;
4. Improvement of the skills and knowledge level of tourism industry professionals through the organization of the Summer school;
5. Building joint information and marketing space and a more positive image of the Carpathian Euroregion in the regional and international markets.
