November 2012
The meeting of the Steering Committee of the project “Harmonization of Tourism Development in Rural Areas of the Carpathian Region”
The meeting of Steering Committee of the project “Harmonization of Tourism Development in Rural Areas of the Carpathian Region” was taken place on November 22, 2012, which is realized by the Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk with the support of the Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013.
At the meeting Mariya Kovaliv – Vice-chairman of the Board of the Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk, the project manager introduced the implementation of the project in the semester #4. At the Steering Committee meeting was discussed the creation of the Carpathian center of tourism development, the results of the preparation and organizing of the Rural Tourism School, that was conducted on October, 2012; producing of the informational stands for network partners; development and producing of the three-lingual tourist brochure about the region, three-lingual Rural Carpathia tourist map and organization of the final conference in Ukraine.
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 Department of External Economic Relations and Tourism of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration and Development Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures (Romania) in the framework of 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.
