arthur van disseldorp leisure link b.v. the netherlands consultant thomas carlsson västerbotten,...
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Arthur van DisseldorpLeisure Link B.V. The Netherlands
Consultant
Thomas CarlssonVästerbotten, Sweden
Co-ordinator of the Network for Sustainable Tourism
The County of Västerbotten
Differentseasons
Powerful rivers
Exclusive activities
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AER WEB PORTAL FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
COMMITTEE CWORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE QUALITY TOURISM
Terms of reference – Gera 2003Activities:
Organise seminar on sustainable quality tourism (Devon, March 2004 and Jämtland, March 2005) and 2 meetings of the working group per year
Produce relevant documents and promote the AER’s positions at national, European and international level
Collect good regional practices and create a permanent exhibition on the AER of sustainable rural development
Set up a network of regional and university experts and other relevant experts (NGO’s, economic sector, etc.)
Etc.
The web portal projectMain objectives
The main objectives of the web portal project:
To promote efficient strategies
To lobby for achieving a full bottom-up approach to tourism policy
To promote sharing of experiences, transfer of competencies and development of new approaches
To support co-operation between the regions of the AER
The Web portal projectBenefits for the regions?
Information tool for dissemination of good practices
A framework for development of partnerships and networks between the regions of the AER
New tool for promotion of the regions
A forum for a direct dialogue between authorities and private stakeholder
Dissemination of information from AER to the regions
The web portal projectContent of the portal
AER policies and documents Links to sites of interest (EU etc) and labelling systems Presentation of participating AER regions
Facts about the regions, links to regional web sitesStakeholders, names, addressesSWOP-analysisOngoing projectsMarket data
Back Office application Search engine
The web portal projectWhat have we done so far?
The technical solution is ready The regions have delivered their information
Next steps?
The regions adjustment of their information Manual New participants
Participants!
Alba, RO
Banksa, Bysterica, SK
Calarasi, RO
Dombovita, RO
Fyn, DK
Mures, RO
Noord-Brabant, NL
Odessa, UA
South West England, UK
Tulcea, RO
Valenzia, ESP
Vejle, DK
Västerbotten, S
www.tourisme.a-e-r.org