DEVELOPMENT OF A CROSSBORDER NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE ACCESSIBLE TOURISM DESTINATIONS
The goal of the project is to develop and promote a wide crossborder network of accessible tourist destinations with natural and cultural heritage in order to reduce reliance on seasonal tourism and promote social inclusion by sharing approaches and methods and by joint-promoting tourism services for disadvantaged people and for those with special accessibility needs (e.g. the disabled, the elderly).This project is being presented by a broad partnership of 13 organizations based throughout the admissible area. They joined forces to develop accessible tourism with the aim of extending the tourism season, as well as to swap experience and harmonize methods in a bid to ensure greater output transferability and cooperation between local stakeholders in each destination. The partnership comprises regional and local governments, bodies and agencies involved in tourism and in caring for people with disabilities; these organizations also have experience in accessible tourism, sustainable tourism and the social field. Partners include one university, one training centre and one cooperative with ample experience in analysis and training for tourism and social needs; they will help establish methods and assess outputs._x000D_
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Information added on 2020-05-18, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only): Considering that the project has the aim to promote accessible tourist destinations, the project's outputs could support the economic operators in promotion aims that take into account COVID-19 "healthy access measures".