QuesTour - Valorisation and capitalization of unexplored tourism cultural and historical routes in the cross-border region Bulgaria-Serbia

Project code:CB007.2.13.225
Project call:CB007.2
Priority axis / Specific objective:1.3 People-To-People Networking
Type of project:Soft
Project duration in months:15
Project final contract amount:139791.54 €
Project EU co-financing rate:85.00 %
Project start date:05.04.2020
Project end date:14.07.2021
Project intervention field:095 - Development and promotion of public cultural and heritage services
Project summary:

The overall project objective is boosting the tourism potential of the cross-border region through sustainable use of natural, cultural and historical resources by involving local communities and tourist providers.

Project specific objectives are: strengthening the awareness of sustainable and responsible tourism development in the border region; fostering recognition of the destination by joint collaborating actions exploring the natural, cultural and historical resources; enhancing the cultural interaction and networking among local communities; creating an interactive environment for collaboration and capacity building activities in the tourism and supporting industries.

 

Project activities:

  1. Business Model Generator (BMG) for sustainable use of the potential of natural and cultural heritage resources in the border region by involvement of local stakeholders;
  2. Quest Tours - innovative promotion of cross-border natural and cultural heritage;
  3. Elaboration of an online platform “www.QuesTour.eu” and а mobile application;
  4. Online trainings for sustainable tourism management;
  5. Workshop “Best practices in sustainable tourism development and the “QuesTour” approach”;
  6. “QuesTour” design competition for young people;
  7. “QuesTour” Festival.

Project results and outputs:

  1. Mapping the unexplored resources and intangible heritage in the border region;
  2. Datasheets “Heritage”;
  3. Analysis on the willingness of local communities, enterprises/business and authorities to contribute to the promotion of identified resources;
  4. Datasheets “Stakeholders”;
  5. BMG for sustainable use of the potential of natural and cultural heritage resources in the border region;
  6. Elaborated QuesTour platform and Android application;
  7. Elaborated 3 scenarios for Quest Tours;
  8. Digitalised content, incl. 3 thematic video-films;
  9. Organised 3 thematic Quest Tours;
  10. Organised online training courses in sustainable tourism management;
  11. Organised workshop ‘Best practices in sustainable tourism development and the “QuesTour” approach;
  12. Organised “QuesTour” design competition for young people;
  13. Organised “QuesTour” Festival.

Main target groups that will benefit from the project results and outputs are: Residents of the cross-border region covering the area of 6 districts from Bulgaria, 7 districts from Serbia; Tourist organisations/enterprises/associations in the region; Youth organisations.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuestourProject

Web: https://questour-project.eu/bg/

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=questour.com

Publications: https://www.actualno.com/scene/transgranichen-festival-vyv-vraca-shte-pokaje-kulturata-obichaite-i-tradiciite-ot-dvete-strani-na-bylgaro-srybskata-granica-news_1613238.html

Partners

Leading partner
National Tourism Cluster "Bulgarian Guide"
PP2
ENECA
PP3
Municipality of Vratsa