Supporting Competitive and Sustainable Growth in the Tourism Sector

Deadline

30 juni 2015

Doelstellingen

The main aim of this call is to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of the European tourism sector by encouraging the extension of the tourism season, by diversifying the EU tourism product and by enhancing its accessibility. Given these varied targets, this year's call is divided in three themes: 1. Increasing tourism flows in low/medium seasons for seniors and youth target groups Under this objective, the COSME programme intends to co-fund project partnerships that will facilitate the increase of tourism flows during the low and medium seasons, targeting seniors (any person over 55 years old) and the youth (aged between 15 and 29). 2. Diversifying the EU tourism offer and products - Promoting transnational thematic tourism products Under this objective, the COSME programme intends to co-fund project partnerships that will diversify the European tourism offer by supporting transnational tourism products in the fields of a) sport and/or wellness and b) cultural or industrial heritage. 3. Enhancing tourism accessibility – improving facilities and services for tourists with special access needs Under this objective, the COSME programme intends to co-fund project partnerships that will maintain and expand the "Tourism for All" principle of the EU treaties, by providing accessible tourism services for tourists with special access needs.

Budget

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at:

EUR 1 700 000 for THEME 1 “Increasing tourism flows in low/medium seasons -for seniors and youth target groups”, divided as follows: EUR 1 000 000 earmarked for the co-financing of projects targeting seniors and EUR 700 000 earmarked for the co-financing of projects submitted targeting youths;
EUR 1 700 000 for THEME 2 “Diversifying the EU tourism offer and products – Promoting transnational thematic tourism products”; and
EUR 900 000 for THEME 3 “Enhancing tourism accessibility - improving facilities and services for tourists with special access needs".

The maximum grant per project will be EUR 250 000 for THEME 1 and THEME 2 and EUR 125 000 for THEME 3. EASME expects to fund approximately 8 project proposals for each THEME. The grant is limited to a maximum reimbursement rate of 75% of eligible costs. EASME reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.

Begunstigden

Applicants may be partners in more than one project proposal per theme, but may act as project coordinator in only one submitted proposal per theme. Should an applicant act as project coordinator in more than one proposal per theme, all proposals within the same theme submitted by the same coordinator will be excluded. Any public authority or private stakeholder active in the following fields: tourism, regional development or any other field that is strictly related to the object of the proposal Applicants must be located in EU Member States and/or countries participating in the COSME programme under Article 6 of the COSME Regulation. Proposals should be presented by consortia made of a minimum of 5 partners from at least 4 different eligible countries (when applying for Themes 1 and/or 2) or at least 2 different eligible countries (when applying for Theme 3). The consortium must gather at least:

Two SMEs – Small and Medium Sized enterprises - acting in the tourism sector

A national or regional or local public governmental authority and

An association, a federation or an organisation:

Active in the fields of youths or seniors (only for THEME 1)
Active in any of the following fields: sport, wellness, natural heritage, cultural heritage or industrial heritage (only for THEME 2)
Active in the field of accessible tourism or representing people with special needs (only for THEME 3)

Info & contact

Meer lezen: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cos-tour-2015-3-04-supporting-competitive… Contact: EASME-COSME-TOURISM-CALL@ec.europa.eu