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Cruise Baltic . Ole Andersen Senior Director Sales & Marketing Wonderful Copenhagen Lead partner in Cruise Baltic Project. www.cruisebaltic.com. “Water is not only dividing - it is also uniting”. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
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Cruise Baltic Ole Andersen Senior Director Sales & Marketing Wonderful Copenhagen Lead partner in Cruise Baltic Project www.cruisebaltic.com
“Water is not only dividing - it is also uniting” Uffe Ellemann-Jensen Former foreign minister of Denmark and chairman, Baltic Development Forum
4 cornerstones • Common service standards • Common branding • Common PR • Common products and marketing
Handbook Common Standards • Compulsory level • Voluntary compliance • Individual added value
Achievements • Co-operation (from competition to co-operation) • A higher voice in the cruise industry • Project goals achieved • The project continues….
Essentials for a good INTERREG-project • Common understanding (”Not what’s in it for me, but what’s in it for us) • Common goals and strong commitment • Quick results (show that this is not just talk, but an action orientated and result driven project) • Understand and respect cultural differences, but don’t compromise on 1)-2) • Strong project management is crucial • Secure progress
Ideas for new INTERREG-projects • Support prolongation for the 5 best present INTERREG-projects with INTERREG-funding • Combined other tourism-products developed for overseas markets (US and Asia) • Strengthen the infrastructure in the Baltic Area (develop statistics and reasons-to-go between the Baltic countries)
Wishes to INTERREG • Support good projects and support prolonging projects as well • Look critical at the project and the results • But don’t kill good projects with bureaucracy!