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Engaging Culture and Heritage for Sustainable Tourism WWWelcomeWelcome to the ststst 111 EEEditionEdition of the CHARTS project NEWSLETTER Issue 1 – December 2012 This is the first issue of the CHARTS Newsletter. The Newsletter will be issued every 6 months in order to inform and promote the results and outputs of the project CHARTS In this edition: * Introducing the project partners * Kick-off meeting * Joint Training Seminar * Thematic Workshops on climate change, accessibility to heritage and effective partnerships * Staff Exchange programme * Participation in European Tourism Day 2012 and The 11th European Tourism Forum * Dissemination event for locals in Sibiu * Upcoming activities January-June 2013 “Dear Readers and Partners, Welcome to the CHARTS project 1st Newsletter , the INTERREG IVC regional initiative that I am very pleased to welcome you to our actively engages culture and heritage for project CHARTS “ Culture and Heritage sustainable tourism! Added value to Regional policies for In this project we are transferring good practic es Tourism Sustainability ”, in the between the partner regions and producing valuable Interregional Cooperation Programme web based tools for use by destination authorities in INTERREG IVC of the European Union. developing their cultural tourism potential. It is a great honour and I believe in collective effort and I think that pleasure to be the coordinator of such a widespread and competent our collaboration within the project CHARTS partnership, working together on a theme of strong European significance will benefit all of us as a partnership, bringing together culture and tourism sectors. Based in Volos, the ancient achieving and demonstrating in each of the partner regions all those city of Iolkos, the CHARTS Management & Coordination Unit (MCU) is at competitive advantages that will work for the benefit of our citizens and the service of all project partners for a cultur al journey like new visitors.” Argonauts... Nikolaos Fortounas Manos Vougioukas Mayor of South Pelion, Greece CHARTS Project Coordinator ___________________________________________________________ CHARTS project is a Regional Initiative focused on the role of culture and heritage in the formulation and delivery of added-value to regional CHARTS project KEY OBJECTIVES: strategies for sustainable tourism development and integration into local, • To exchange experience amongst the partners on sustainable regional, national and Europe Union policies. management of cultural heritage and landscape • To use best practices from previous projects and the current exchange CHARTS project duration: January 2012 – June 2014 of experience within 10 regions from 11 different EU countries In this project proposal, the previous INTERREG IIIC Operation ECTN , • To transfer 12 Good Practices between 10 regions in the field of INTERREG IIIB CADSES Project CHIRON and CultMark IIIC Operation climate change , effective partnership , host community engagement, came together to share, transfer and capitalize produced outputs, relevant quality criteria , visitor accessibility , visitor information , place identified and piloted Good Practices. marketing , cultural routes , railway heritage , local products and gastronomy , traditional skills , cycling for tourists Our mission is to enrich regional policies with culture and heritage as • To support and provide added value from initiatives at EU Level added value for tourism sustainability by exchanging experience • To deliver 10 Implementation Plans (1 in each region) amongst the partners in established 12 Good Practices on • To involve all key stakeholders in culture and tourism in all partner sustainable management of culture, heritage and landscape, regions communication and collaboration, keeping in mind the effects of • To disseminate the outputs and results beyond the interregional innovation while creating a knowledge base that can span well partnership and influence policy maker s in regions, EU institutions, beyond the project’s end. international bodies and relevant networks The 13 partners of the CHARTS project are drawn from 11 states, 10 Project is co-financed by European Regional Development Fund , made regions of Europe Union; in particular: 3 regional authorities, 3 local possible by the INTERREG IVC programme 2007 – 2013 government bodies, 2 national agencies / institutes, 2 regional tourism boards, 1 authorities union, 1 University and 1 Network. Project is based on capitalizing previous projects: Page 1 of 6 www.charts-interreg4c.eu Engaging Culture and Heritage for Sustainable Tourism Issue 1 – December 2012 INTRODUC ING THE PARTNERS ECTN – European Cultural Municipality of South Pelion Welsh Assembley Government CADW Tourism Network (Belgium) (Greece) Lead Partner (Wales,UK) The Lead Partner, Municipality of South Pelion is a CADW is the Managing Authority for structural ECTN is the only network which brings the newly established loc al authority in Magnesia, as a tourism and cultural industry professionals funds in Wales and has considerable experience result of the recent local government in using structural funds to implement policies in working in different regions of E urope together to administrative reform in Greece (January 2011), the fields of tourism, heritage and economic exchange experience and information on best formed from the union/merger of five previous development. The Welsh Assembly Government practices. ECTN is a not-for-profit organization local authorities (Afetes, Sipiada, Argalasti, Milies is directly responsible for the development and under Belgian Law with three strands to work: Municipalities and Trikeri Commune). Th e Lead Research, Practice and Policy. implementation of policies for economic Partner developed its competences in culture & development, tourism, culture an d heritage within www.ectn.eu.com interregional cooperation as a partner in Wales. www.wales.gov.uk INTERREG IVC CeRamiCa project (Ceramics and Pafos Regional Board Crafts Industries' Increased Cooperation), on of Tourism (Cyprus) preservation and revitalisation of European Cultural heritage (former Municipality of Milies). Pafos RBT is the o fficial body representing under www.dimosnotioupiliou.gr Region Västra Götaland (Sweden) one umbrella all sectors involved in the tourism VG Regional authority is responsible for the industry in the region of Pafos in Cyprus. The role economic development, tourism, culture, quality of Pafos RBT w ithin the region is to develop and assurance and marketing in the region. VG coordinate activities, to promote the region as a Regional authority influences and consults on a quality tourist destination, to coordinate activities broad range of strategies and has an extensive between the private and government sectors list of partners and stakeholders in the region, especially for prob lem solving related to the Midland Regional Authority (Ireland) nationally and in Europe. www.vgregion.se tourism industry and to increase flights to and MRA is the regional body with competences on from Pafos airport. www.visitpafos.org.cy strategic regional development, economic, social, Vidzeme Tourism cultural and heritage. As part of a regional body, Association Midlands is consulted on sectors of strategy from (Latvia) land use, planning, heritage, economic, heritage and cultural and tourism and has influence over VTA is a regional tourism authority that brings Union of South -East Region Local Authorities them. www.midlands.ie together people, governmental institutions and (Bulgaria) businesses working in tourism sector in order to USERLA i s an association created by the 4 collecti vely advertise and promote Vidzeme biggest municipalities in the Region: Burgas, region, as well as to allocate financial resources Veneto Region – Yambol, Stara Zagora and Sliven with a goal to from the state for tourism development. Department of promote the sustainable economic, social and www.vidzeme.com Tourism (Italy) ecological development of the Region through successful partnerships with other regions, Veneto Region Veneto is among the wealthiest, European institutions, international organizations, most developed and industrialised regions of NGOs, and business. USERLA works on Italy. The Tourism Department of Veneto Region Mallorca Council – Environment sustainable development, one of which is cultural has recently elaborated a plan for sustainable heritage preservation and promotion as a tool for and competitive tourism that includes incentives Department (Spain) Consell de Mallorca is a supramunicipal public sustainable tourism achievement. for EMAS and ECOLABEL certifications. The . entity with government and administrative IBERTUR - Region is preparing and submitting Legislative functions, representative of the island of Mallorca University of proposals as well as taking Administrative measures on tourism. www.regione.veneto.it with 56 municipalities. The Environment Barcelona Department has competences to develop actions (Spain) and measures linked to sustainable developmen t and environment preservation. IBERTUR Network is one result of the Alfa National Institute www.conselldemallorca.net Project on Cultural Tourism in Europe and La tin for Research-Development America. IBERTUR is a member of ENCATC Greek National in Tourism (Romania) with active participation in the UNESCO Chair Tourism Organization NIRDT is a centre of Studies and Projecting for Culture, Tourism and Development and its (Greece) the Promotion of Tourism – a public institution of UNITWIN