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Project Tourism360

Project Acronym Tourism360
Project Title Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

Summary

The purpose of this bridging project is to explore the options and support for a new approach to tourism in the northern periphery and Arctic, that of ‘circular tourism’ – the creation of tourism products, goods and services without wasting limited resources, and not only limiting the impact of tourism on the environment but to ‘leave things better’.  The project partners ail to build upon the circular tourism model, however, by exploring the integration of regenerative tourism practices that aim to steward the natural resources on which tourism depends and create a closer match between what the community wants to share and what the visitor values. 

Mass tourism, based on an traditional model, is now falling short of its promise. Even pre-COVID it was producing diminishing returns for providers and host communities, overcrowding destinations, commoditizing unique places into homogenised ‘products’ and placing excessive pressure on scarce resources. The impact of the pandemic has served to underline the fragility of many tourism businesses and the economies of the communities which are dependent on it. What is now needed is a form of tourism that is more resilient and enables both the planet and all those involved to flourish.

Objectives

This preparatory project aims to develop a full application for submission under the 2021-2027 NPA programme.

Lead Partner

Partners

Project Info

Theme
Tourism, recreation, cultural heritage, languages
Priority
2 Entrepreneurship
Objective
2.2 Greater market reach
Project duration
01-01-22 to 30-06-22
Total budget
96 063 EUR
NPA co-financing
60 142 EUR
Target groups
business support organisation
regional public authority
national public authority
enterprise, including SME