Development and Promotion of Active Tourism in the Black Sea Basin

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The project proposes the development of cross-border cooperation and the intensification of contacts between partners in the Black Sea Basin, meeting the needs for development and promotion of cross-border tourism and cultural entrepreneurship.  Increasing the attractiveness of the Black Sea Basin (BSB) through investments in active tourism and increasing the flow of tourists interested in tourism and cultural activities in the BSB,  the project will generate economic development boosting the tourism sector. The project aims to capitalize and exploit the active tourism potential in the Black Sea Basin creating a partnership of active tourism locations and of local public authorities working together for a common goal. Within this project, investments will be made  in 3 active tourism centers enabling also cross-border tourism tours for project  stakeholders . Tour operators, PLAs and NGOs with a relevant tourism and cultural activity from BSB will be the target groups of the project and will benefit from documentary and promotional trips,  capacity building sessions in areas of interest, participation in a tourism fair in Kutaisi and joint  B2B conferences.  The project cross-border activitie aims to improve cooperation between local and international actors, stimulating active tourism potential and promoting a cross-border partnership of active tourism centers. The project will ensure a cross-border impact in the long run.  The traditional tourism cooperation already existing at the "Lower Danube" Euroregion level, fostering sustainable projects from Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine is now gaining a new partner from Republic of Georgia, all linked together by their goal to sustain the capitalization of the active tourism in BSB. The partners propose an innovative project that will jointly promote active tourism in the BSB using  IT tools modern tools and methods. In order to ensure the cross-border impact, sustainability and multiplier effect,  the project aims to create a BSB tourism development plan in the field of cross-border tourism for the eligible area, document that will be assumed at partners institutional level.

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