| Aims
of the Association: |
- Discovery,
assessment, preservation and wise use of the natural and
cultural - historical heritage in the cross-border region
Mesta - Nesots.
- Preservation
and popularization of the authentic traditions and customs
in the region
- Development
and realization of strategies and projects, stimulating
the sustainable tourist development
- Development
of added value for the proposed tourism services and attractions
- Improvement
of the quality of services, development and attainment of
best international standards
- Effective
promotion and awareness raising in regional, national and
International markets
- Realisation
of projects for tourism development in partnership and co-operation
with all interested parties
- Networking
support and lobbying for all interests in the region's tourism
sector within local, regional, national and EU authorities.
- Raising
the professional competence and qualification of all staff
employed in tourism through training and exchange of best
practice
- Establishment
of sustainable partnerships between Bulgarian and foreign
partners from allied organizations to help achieve international
best practice
- Attraction
of new members and widening of the territorial impact of
the Association
- Promote
cross sector unity in the region to ensure strong positive
competition that helps build vibrant and sustainable economic
success.
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| The
Association can provide a range of specific support measures
including: |
- training,
workshops/seminars and exchange of experience for raising
the professional competence and competitiveness in the tourist
sector
- Specialized
consultancy in business planning, marketing, and management.
- Project
development and pro-tem management.
- Advice
and support for securing investment and external funding
- Development
of new tourist attractions, routes and packages.
- Promotion
and advertisement of regional tourism service supply -promotional
materials, Internet promotions, innovative ideas for diversifying
the services, stimulating business to business contact.
- Organizing
of contact exchanges, participation at national and International
tourism exchanges and events.
- Development
and improvement of local, cross-border, EU and international
co-operation.
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The
Founder Members of the Association include:
Representatives
of local authorities, NGOs, local suppliers of tourist products
and service -
hotel and restaurant owners, craftsmen, animators of regional
tourist attractions, media
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| Partners
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- Business
Incubator - Gotse Delchev
- Chamber
of commerce and Industry - Drama, Greece
- Municipalities,
groups or associations of municipalities
- Argentix
Ltd, Scotland
- Adam
Smith College, Scotland
- Voluntaries
for Economic Growth Alliance - VEGA
- Regional
development Agency - Velingrad and Local economic development
agency - Razlog
- Bulgarian
and International Agencies for cooperation and sustainable
development
- Nongovernmental
organizations, media and other.
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