Dr. Viachaslau Nikitsin, University of PaderbornDr. Guido Kaufmann, Kaufmann Unternehmensberatung GmbHProf. Dr. Iryna Golubkova, Odesa National Maritime Academy

Network of competence centres for the development of cruise tourism in the Black Sea region

CruiseT

Investforum Novaja Kachovka

September 25th, 2015

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Overall Target

Support of cruise tourism in the Black Sea regionin order to

attract tourists from abroad to the Black Sea region,

enable port cities to earn money from cruise tourists.

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Special Challenge

Cruise tourists are very special tourists who are used to high quality service, food and beverages on board!

How to motivate them spending money in port cities?

How to enable port cities to make profit out of them (besides harbour dues)?

Cruise tourism as a door-opener for foreign tourists!

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Attraction of Foreign Tourists

... to the Black Sea region needs a joined cross border marketing

initiative by Black Sea port cities.

... to port cities at the Black Sea needs tourism/destination development

activities and marketing by Black Sea port cities.

The project CruiseT is developing training courses and research and consulting offers for players and stakeholders in the field of tourism in order to support them improving their efforts on attracting foreign tourists. Those activities will be provided by competence centres CruiseT in Georgia and Ukraine.

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Ukraine

Russia

Georgia

Turkey

Romania

BulgariaBlack Sea

Azov Sea

Odessa/Kherson

Batumi

CruiseT Competence Centersand their Cooperations

Kherson

Constanta

Varna

Trabzon

KutaisiTbilisi

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Regional actors

Competence Center

Odessa/ Kherson

Regional actors

Competence

Center Batumi

Exchange of Experiences

Ovidius University of Constanta

Varna Free University

Eastern Black Sea Development

Agency, Trabzon

Kutaisi University

Caucasus International University Tbilisi

Guram Tavartkiladze Teaching University Tbilisi

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Regional Integration of CruiseT Competence Centres

Transport Companies

Restaurants

Hotels

Tour Operators

Travel Agencies

Educational Institutions

Tour Guides

Public Adminstration

Universities

Sea PortsCruiseT

Competence centres

Tourism Assocc.

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Initial Financing:

TEMPUS-Project 543681-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES „CruiseT“

Conceptual design and development of 2 competence centres fostering cruise tourism

Development, adaptation and improvement of research and consulting services fostering cruise tourism

Development, adaptation and improvement of training courses and further education fostering cruise tourism

Provision of research and consulting services, training courses and further education to regional actors in cruise tourism

Payment of services and trainings by regional actors

Feedback from regional actors

Analysis of feedbacks

CruiseT Competence Centres: Offers and Financing

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Project Partners

University of Paderborn Batumi State Maritime Academy

University of Bremerhaven Kutaisy University

Dual University Baden-Württemberg Guram Tavartkiladze Teaching Univ.

Kaufmann Unternehmensberatung Caucasus International University

Matej Bel University Banska Bystrica Georgian National Tourism Admin.

Dept. of Tourism and Resorts AdjariaVarna Free University ADJARA TOUR

Ovidius University of Constanta Batumi Sea Port

EURAC Bozen

Odesa National Maritime Academy

Kherson State University

Black and Azov Seas Ports Assoc.

GP "Administration of Seaports of Ukraine" Odessa branch

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Project duration: 3 years, until 30/11/2016

Project coordination: University of Paderborn, DE

Project budget: 1.34 Mio. €

there from eqipment: 167.400 €

Country Coordination Ukarine: Country Coordination Georgia:

Odesa National Maritime Academy Batumi State Maritime Academy

Dr. Sergey I. Zaichko, Vice Rector

Prof. Dr. Iryna A. Golubkova Prof. Dr. Romani Mamuladze

Vul. Didrihsona 8, 65029 Odessa, Ukraine Rustaveli 53, 6004 Batumi, Georgia

Phone: +380503364678 Phone: +995 577 44 24 16

eMail: golubamen@mail.ru r.mamuladze@gmail.com

Data and Contact

www.blacksea-cruises.com

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Проект финансируется при поддержке Европейской Комиссии. Содержание данной публикации/материала является предметом ответственности автора и не отражает точку зрения Европейской Комиссии.

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