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International Conference for INTERREG IVC project CHARTS

'Engaging Culture and Heritage for Sustainable Tourism Development' 


10 - 15 September 2014

Valis resort hotel, Volos, Greece


In order to showcase the achievements, benefits, significant results and outputs produced by INTERREG IVC CHARTS project partners’ regions and destinations, regarding exchange of experience on 12 good practice topics and sustainable tourism solutions, with various presentations and discussions, project partner ECTN organized and hosted CHARTS Closing Conference “Engaging Culture and Heritage for Sustainable Tourism Development” on 10 - 15 September 2014. The Conference was combined with pre- and post-Conference study visits, in close cooperation with project partners Greek National Tourism Organization, South Pelion Municipality and University of Thessaly.  

The Conference addressed a whole range of relevant issues from the sustainability perspectives, identified specific challenges and examples of relevant actions by CHARTS Partners with invited keynote speakers from EC DG Enterprise and Industry Unit Tourism and Cultural Instruments, INTERREG IVC JTS, NECSTouR, Europa Nostra and external experts, academics and practitioners from Grigol Robakidze University, School of Business and Management (Georgia), Technological Institut Tourism and Management Department in Thessaloniki (Greece), University of Aegean (Greece), Project SEEMORE of Mallorca Transport Consortium in Spain, company Questlayer (Greece) and organisation CarpatBike (Romania). 

The Conference also provided an opportunity to discuss how regions and destinations can initiate and support sustainable tourism development in Europe through engaging culture and heritage (including contemporary culture and natural heritage); what is the contribution of Cultural, Heritage and Sustainable Tourism development in tackling the economic and financial crisis and how Cultural, Heritage and Sustainable Tourism can contribute in the ‘Experience Economy’. Insights into the future of inter-regional cooperation INTERREG EUROPE Programme 2014-2020 was included.
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