Projects foster the collaboration
Over the years, we have implemented and participated in numerous diverse projects. These projects have contributed to the development of public tourism services, marketing activities, and various routes. The most extensive ones have been related to the Via Hanseatica tourism route, but we have also participated in the South Estonia-wide “Living on the Edge” Yellow Windows project. Recently, we were involved as a pilot area in the Impactour and Smart Tourism Destinations projects. If you have a great idea for what to do next, feel free to contact us!
You can find more information about our ongoing projects below.
Tourism4SDG - Improving the effectiveness of tourism policy instruments for SDG achievement
The project Tourism4SDG, co-financed by the Interreg Europe Programme 2021–2027, focuses on improving tourism policy instruments in participating regions to ensure the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the field of sustainable tourism. For us, a key tourism policy instrument is the Tartu County Development Strategy 2040. The project started on April 1st, 2024, and will run until June 30th, 2028. The total project budget is €2,009,113.
A self-assessment and reflection are much needed to facilitate the identification of weaknesses of the current tourism policy instruments to identify lines of action for the future. The question is no longer “how to make tourism (more) sustainable?” but instead “to what extent tourism is in fact becoming more sustainable?”.
The project promotes a 4-year interregional learning process aiming at enhancing the efficacy of tourism policy instruments, answering to the challenge proposed by SDG 12.b: “to develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism”. Through this collaborative learning process, the project seeks to ensure that strategic decisions regarding sustainable tourism are informed by valuable information and data, thereby fostering successful outcomes in sustainability for participating regions.
Tourism4SDG partners:
- Coimbra Region Intermunicipal Community (Lead Partner) | Portugal
- Asociación Ibérica de Municipios Ribereños del Duero (AIMRD) | Spain
- Lubelskie Voivodeship | Poland
- Nyíregyháza Municipality | Hungary
- Visit Zuid-Limburg | Netherlands
- Communauté d’Agglomération de LaRochelle | France
- Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia | Latvia
- Tartu County Tourism Foundation | Estonia
- Regional Council Durres | Albania
- Municipality of Sokobanja | Serbia
For more information about the Tourism4SDG project: Mare-Liis Kanarik, mareliis.kanarik@visittartu.com.