Reducing tourist overcrowding, creating innovative,de-seasonal tourist routes

Dear Isabella,

My name is Aida Yáñez. I am responding on behalf of OnProjects, a consultancy firm based in Granada (Andalucía, Spain).

We are experts in project management and evaluation and project communication & dissemination.

Of working areas and expertise cover cultural heritage, social inclusion and sustainable tourism, which is why we consider your offer as a suitable one for us.

I keep at your disposal for arranging a videocall to explore our possible collaboration vias. You can contact me at a.yanez@onprojects.es

All my best,

Aida

Dear Isabella,

I am writing on behalf of the Albanian Institute of Transport, a public institution under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, to express our interest in your project.

Our institution has extensive experience across all modes of transport, including road, rail, sea, and air. We have successfully participated as an IPA partner in Interreg MED projects, which focused on sustainable and circular tourism, electromobility and cruise tourism.

We are very interested in becoming a project partner in your initiative and contributing our experience in sustainable tourism and comprehensive transport solutions to its success.

Please let us know the next steps and any further information you may need from us.

Best regards,
Belkize Toci
E-mail: belkize.toci@ital.gov.al

Faqja Kryesore

Dear Isabella,

I am glad to present you the Association for Regional Social and Economic Development (ARSED) – NGO from Bulgaria with 10 years of experience, including Interreg projects, with expertise in tourism related projects. Several of them are:

– Lead Beneficiary in the “Increasing the Cross-border Tourism Potential between Haskovo and Edirne – CrossTour” project under the IPA Bulgaria-Turkey 2014-2020 Programme for promoting and supporting the development of tourism products from crafts and antiques businesses in the cross-border region between Haskovo and Edirne as a means of enhancing the tourist potential, sustainable development, cultural diversity and the historical heritage of the region (2019-2020)
– Research and analysis of mechanisms and practices in EU countries for the protection of movable cultural and historical heritage and the ways of interaction between amateur archaeologists and state institutions” (2019)
– Implementation of pre-incubation activities to promote entrepreneurship among young people from the cross-border region, in areas of priority for local economies, to encourage and support the start-up of an independent business activity through the development of individual entrepreneurial skills (2015)

ARSED combines the skills of its highly trained, qualified and experienced professionals in the sectors of:
– Socio-Economic and Regional Development
– Business and SME Development
– Government and Society
– Innovation and Technology
– Project and Programme Elaboration and Management

We are also partnering with another Association from Bulgaria – the Association for Youth Culture and Contemporary Arts “Radar”, registered in 2004 to carry out activities for public benefit.
Key projects implemented by RADAR in the area of tourism and culture are:

– Project BG05SFOP001-2.025-0091 “Increasing the civic participation for the development of legislation and the implementation of active policies in the sector of creative industries” (9 August 2022 – 31 December 2023), implemented with the financial support of operational programme “Good governance” 2014 – 2020, co-financed from European Union through the European Social Fund
– Project BG05SFOP001-2.009-0117 “Increasing the civic participation in the processes of formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies and legislation in the field of national memory” (4 January 2019 – 4 December 2020), financed by operational programme “Good governance” 2014 – 2020, co-financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund
– Project “_The Spot” (30 March 2017 – 30 November 2017), financed by Association “BG Be Active”, aimed at transforming 10 urban spaces in different cities in Bulgaria and turning them into places preferred by young people for outdoor activities
– Sprite Graffiti Fest – from 2003 till 2014
– Sofia Ring Graffiti Fest (1 June 2014), Sofia Ring Mall
– Project “Outdoor Galleries” (February – November 2012), financed by National Fund “Culture”, Programme “Audiences”
– Graffiti and bike fest “Risk in moderation” (12 June 2010 ), South Park – Sofia
– Montana Graffiti Fest 2010 (26 September 2010), the monument in front of the National Palace of Culture – Sofia
– Project “First City School Graffiti Drawing Championship 2009” (18 May – 18 September 2009), co-financed by the “Sports, Youth and Children’s Activities” Programme at the Standing Committee for Children, Youth, Sports and Tourism of the Sofia-city Municipal Council
– Project “Supporting the development of young artists in the field of creative industries” (15 January – 15 July 2005) under the Youth Activities Programme 2004 – 2005 of the Ministry of Youth and Sports

We consider your project very interesting and will be glad to be part of its implementation. We are available for any additional information as well as to discuss the potential idea and our possible contribution to the project objectives.

Best Regards,
Valeriya Stoichkova
harsed2020@gmail.com

Dear Isabella,
I represent National Tourism Cluster “Bulgarian Guide” (a tourist destination management organisation), ECPP, part of Tourism 4.0. network, focused on sustainable tourism development. We cover the entire territory of Bulgaria and are well experienced in Interreg and other EU-funded projects, all of them related to sustainable tourism practices, incl. innovations and gamification in tourism, cultural heritage valorisation, innovative technologies, trainings and education, elaboration of tourism packages and tours, entrepreneurship, innovations, etc. Moreover, we are focused on the development and promotion of specialized types of tourism, planning and developing tours to off-the-beaten paths. We’ll be glad to add value as a partner to the consortium and contribute with our extensive expertise and experience to your project, moreover it is totally in line with our key cluster objectives.
I’ll be glad to hear from you soon and am available for an online meeting to discuss further details: d.mincheva@bg-guide.org

Best regards,
Desislava Mincheva

Hola dear Isabela!

We find your project proposition quite interesting and aligned with the activities and objectives in the tourism field of our NGO Ucles Monastery.
We think it could be a good match and synergies will arise, the Ucles Foundation is a non-profit private organization in Castilla la Mancha, Spain, that manages the Uclés Monastery, an extraordinary historical monument of XVI century located in a rural area of extraordinary value.
The Monastery of Uclés is more than a historical monument visited by thousands of tourists, it is a living and unique space with an innovative approach in terms of cultural offer, including exhibitions, conferences, concerts or educational activities. Indeed, the Monastery has been awarded with the prize of the Observatory of Culture for the variety and quality of its activities.”

For more info please visit: MONASTERIO DE UCLÉS – Uclés (Cuenca) (monasteriodeucles.es)

I remain at your entire disposal to enhance the info and define ways of collaboration: emilio.sola@conceptto.net

Kind regards from Spain

Emilio Sola

Dear Isabella,

I’m Deana Alibali, specialist at the directorate of Strategic planing and EU projects in Shkoder Municipality, North Albania.
I’m writing to express our interest in the project topics you have proposed.

Brief presentation :
The Municipality of Shkoder, is located in Northern Albania, has an area of ​​873 m2 and a population of 213,493 inhabitants. Scutari is part of the region of the same name and is one of the most important cultural and historical centers of Albania, as well as one of the oldest cities in Albania, with a thousand-year history behind it. It has been assessed at different times as a node of geostrategic importance due to the proximity between the mountains, the lake, the sea and important roads of the Western Balkans.
In the last 5 years the tourism sector in Albania, but in Shkoder expecially, has experienced rapid growth and we are increasingly interested in concrete projects in this sector.

As above, we find a common interest in your project idea and we would like to hear more details about it.

if you think you can find a partner in us, to develop this project, don’t hasitate to contact : deana.alibali@bashkiashkoder.gov.al

best regards,

Deana Alibali

My name is Yosra Benabdellah and I represent different public entities and public law institutions throughout Spain. We would be happy to participate as partners in projects that cover different types of objectives. If you are interested, please contact at the following contact: Yosra.Benabdellah@sicidominus.eu.