ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR

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ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR is a project co-funded by the EU, aiming at exploiting the green and blue potential of the West Mediterranean tourism SMEs through cross-border cooperation to unlock new business opportunities around the new eco-cruise tourism sector.

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Project

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To boost managerial, innovative, blue, green and digital skills of SMEs from the West Mediterranean working in the tourism sector.

Objectives

To exploit the green potential of WestMed tourism SMEs and cross-border cooperation to unlock new business opportunities around the new eco-cruise tourism sector.
To design eco-smart cruise packages targeting Millennials and Gen Z; the objective is to offer innovative routes and solutions paving the pathway towards Net-Zero for Cruise and Coastal Areas by introducing a brand new experience for these target groups to cruising, combining smart (digital) and eco-sustainable offering.
Aid public and private stakeholders in charge of the promotion of EU and West European coastal and maritime destinations through specialised capacity building programmes, knowledge and tech transfer and multiplying results.

Partners

X23 The Innovation Bakery (Italy)
Italian National Tourist Board (Italy)
Celestyal Ship Management (Cryprus)
Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (Cryprus)
Green Evolution (Greece)
CCIT- Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunisia (Tunisia)
Leancubator (Algeria)
Tangier City Port Management (Morroco)
Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Spain)

Sectors

Blue Economy

Business

Corporate Social Responsibility

Employment

Environment & Climate Change

Events

Maritime

Sustainable Development

Tourism

Water

Target group

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-Business Support Organizations (BSOs)
-Corporations
-Sectoral agencies
-Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
-Millennials and Generation Z

Other details

Beneficiaries

Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs)

Budget

€ 990,222.38
Total project cost: € 990,222.38
Total project funding: € 792,177.80

Timeline

September 2022 – December 2024 (28 months)