ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR

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Project challenge & objective: 

The ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR project aims to boost managerial, innovative, blue, green and digital skills of tourism WestMed SMEs but ultimately public and private stakeholders in charge of the promotion of EU and West European coastal and maritime destinations through specialised capacity building programme, knowledge and tech transfer, preparing the transfer of good practices and multiplying the results. The goal is to exploit the green potential of WestMed tourism SMEs and cross-border cooperation to unlock new business opportunities around the new eco-cruise tourism sector. To this specific objective, the project will design Eco smart cruise packages targeting Millennials and Gen Z; the objective is to offer innovative route and solutions paving the pathway towards Net-Zero for Cruise and Coastal Areas by introducing a brand-new experience for these target groups to cruising, combining smart (digital) and eco-sustainable offering.

Role of CMMI:

CMMI’s role is focused on:

– Leading the Capacity Building: Upskilling, exchange of good practices and cross-cooperation Work Package. In this field, CMMI will coordinate the setup of a capacity building programme targeting EU and non-EU tourism SMEs. Through various activities and events this programme will be promoted and implemented targeting cruise companies, public and private organisations in charge of maritime and coastal tourism. Additional matchmaking events will be organised attracting public and private investors

– Collecting information to support the stakeholder and benchmarking analysis

– Supporting the design and setup of eco-smart cruise tourism packages

– Preparing an evaluation of the environmental impact and recommendation

– Participating in the project technical coordination and management activities and meetings

– Participating in the communication, dissemination and sustainability activities of the project

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