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EDEN European Destinations of ExcelleNce

Explore the EDEN project promoting European tourist destinations of excellence. Discover the Hungarian winners and benefits of participating.

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EDEN European Destinations of ExcelleNce

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  1. EDENEuropean Destinations of ExcelleNce

  2. The EDEN project In 2006 the European Commission launched its initiative „European Destinations of Excellence” as a means of initiating a European Union action in support of European Tourism The broad of the initiative is to draw attention to the value, diversity and shared characteristics of European tourist destinations and to promote them More than 20 European countries participate in the project The Hungarian winners: 2007. Őrség (Best emerging rural destination), 2008. Hortobágy (Tourism and local intangible heritage), 2009. Írottkő Nature Park (Tourism and protected areas), 2010. Tisza-tó (Aquatic tourism), 2011. Mecsek (Regeneration of physical sites), 2013. Kaposvár and Zselic area (Accessible tourism)

  3. enhance visibility of the emerging European tourist destinatons of Excellence, especially the lesser known create awareness of Europe’s tourist diversity and quality promote all European countries and regions help decongestion, combat seasonality, rebalance the tourist flows towards the non-traditional destinations award sustainable forms of tourism create a platform for the exchange of „best practices” at European level promote networking between awarded destinations which could persuade other destinations to adopt sustainable tourism development models The specific aims of the EDEN initiative are to:

  4. 2013 Accessible Tourism • Theme • Goals • Who can apply ?

  5. The project is carried out in Hungary by the Hungarian Tourism Plc. from the beginning Selection of the winner happens through tendering process The method of the selection process was set out by the Hungarian Tourism Plc.and approved by the European Commission The project is financed by the Hungarian Tourism Plc., and the European Commission Background

  6. And why it is worth applying… For the winner: - The title „European Destination of Excellence” - Grant in the value of 2.000.000 HUF Participatation on the European Tourism Forum in Brussels Short film on the destination shot by the European Commission Participation in the european network of the EDEN destinations Appearance on the websiteshttp://eden.itthon.hu and www.ec.europa.eu/eden európai turisztikai honlapon For the four runners-up: - Presentation on the destination on the closing ceremony to the professional audience - Grant in the value of 500.000 HUF - Appearance on the website http://eden.itthon.hu - Certificate of merit

  7. EDEN 2012/13 • Topic: Accessible tourism • The Hungarian Tourims Plc. runs the project for the seventh time • The new European Destination of Excellence was selected in May 2013: Kaposvár and the Zselic area • Information: eden.itthon.hu

  8. Thanks for your attention!

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