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Arthur van Disseldorp Leisure Link B.V. The Netherlands Consultant Thomas Carlsson Västerbotten, Sweden Co-ordinator of the Network for Sustainable Tourism. The County of Västerbotten. Different seasons. Powerful rivers. Exclusive activities. Natural menu.
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Arthur van DisseldorpLeisure Link B.V. The NetherlandsConsultantThomas CarlssonVästerbotten, SwedenCo-ordinator of the Network for Sustainable Tourism
Different seasons
COMMITTEE CWORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE QUALITY TOURISMTerms of reference – Gera 2003 Activities: • Organise seminar on sustainable quality tourism (Devon, March 2004 and Jämtland, March 2005) and 2 meetings of the working group per year • Produce relevant documents and promote the AER’s positions at national, European and international level • Collect good regional practices and create a permanent exhibition on the AER of sustainable rural development • Set up a network of regional and university experts and other relevant experts (NGO’s, economic sector, etc.) • Etc.
The web portal projectMain objectives The main objectives of the web portal project: • To promote efficient strategies • To lobby for achieving a full bottom-up approach to tourism policy • To promote sharing of experiences, transfer of competencies and development of new approaches • To support co-operation between the regions of the AER
The Web portal projectBenefits for the regions? • Information tool for dissemination of good practices • A framework for development of partnerships and networks between the regions of the AER • New tool for promotion of the regions • A forum for a direct dialogue between authorities and private stakeholder • Dissemination of information from AER to the regions
The web portal projectContent of the portal • AER policies and documents • Links to sites of interest (EU etc) and labelling systems • Presentation of participating AER regions • Facts about the regions, links to regional web sites • Stakeholders, names, addresses • SWOP-analysis • Ongoing projects • Market data • Back Office application • Search engine
The web portal projectWhat have we done so far? • The technical solution is ready • The regions have delivered their information • Next steps? • The regions adjustment of their information • Manual • New participants
Alba, RO Banksa, Bysterica, SK Calarasi, RO Dombovita, RO Fyn, DK Mures, RO Noord-Brabant, NL Odessa, UA South West England, UK Tulcea, RO Valenzia, ESP Vejle, DK Västerbotten, S Participants!