Karelias meet – Ilomantsi–Tuupovaara Sub-region Nature Tourism Development Project

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‘Karelias meet’ was a sub-regional project which was intended to secure jobs in nature and culture tourism in the Ilomantsi–Tuupovaara area and to create a strong foundation for the growth and development of the industry. Th e essential goal of the project was to standardise cooperation between tourism entrepreneurs and diff erent stakeholders in the sub-region and the Republic of Karelia by engaging in close cooperation with entrepreneurs. Th e intention of the project was to implement a diverse training and consulting segment which would be used to create company networks that would ensure regional development in the future. Th e goals also included improving the quality of tourism products, developing tourism products based on the exotic nature of Karelia and the border in cooperation with Russians and sharpening the tourism image of the area. All these actions were intended to increase the volume of customer-oriented business activity and tourism.

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