Facilities Management for Smart Sustainable Tourism Development in the Danube Region (FM SMART DANUBE)

Priority

Environment and culture responsible Danube region - Increase competences for business and social innovation - Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources - Improve energy security and energy efficiency - Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges

Project Idea Promoter
(name of the institution)

Varna University of Managment (VUM)

Needs and challenges
(Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

DTP recognizes the need for the development of sustainable methods of exploitation of the natural and cultural resources to jointly valorize the region’s tourism potential. The efforts need to focus not only on the preservation of the tourist sites but al

Objectives
(main and specific objectives to be achieved)

Aim:
1. To improve the sustainability of the tourism sector in the Danube region through valorizing integrated facility management solutions in the hospitality enterprises
Specific objectives:
1. To promote integrated facilities management as a solutio

Main results and core outputs

- A professional network of experts and stakeholders
- Inter-institutional strategy for integrated FM and knowledge transfer in tourism
- On-line collaborative platform and learning tool for best-practice and knowledge exchange for smart FM in touri

Main foreseen activities

Communication Activities; Establishment of a network for smart integrated FM in tourism for the Danube region; Identification and promotion of knowledge and best-practice applied-research projects; An on-line collaborative platform and learning tool for t

Innovative character of the project idea

Sustainability refers not only to the management of the natural and cultural sites but also to the optimization of the basic tourism services and the functioning of tourism enterprises. The sustainable management of the facilities in tourism is a new conc

Estimated Total Budget
(in EUR)

700 000

Estimated duration
(in months)

30 months

ERDF Partners

yes

IPA Partners

yes

Associated Strategic Partners

yes

ERDF Partners

universities, development agencies, local and regional authorities, chambers of commerce, SMEs, tourism councils, etc

IPA Partners

universities, development agencies, local and regional authorities, chambers of commerce, SMEs, tourism councils, etc

Associated Strategic Partners

local and regional authorities

Name

Tzvetalina Genova

Address

13a Oborishte str.

Country

Bulgaria

Telephone number

+359 52 620871

E-mail address

projects_dept@vumk.eu, tzvetalina.genova@vumk.eu

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