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To diversify the EU tourism offer, the European Commission offers co-funding through the COSME programme to sustainable transnational tourism products.

These are thematic tourism products such as transnational itineraries, routes, trails focusing on different themes such as: environmentally friendly tourism, sports tourism, food and wine tourism, health and wellbeing tourism, nature tourism, or ‘slow tourism’ – travel which allows tourists to engage more fully with communities along their route.

The aim of this initiative is to

• strengthen transnational cooperation in sustainable tourism
• encourage greater involvement in sustainable tourism for small and micro enterprises, and local authorities
• stimulate competitiveness in the European tourism sector

Projects awarded funding in 2020

Six projects are being co-financed under the 2019 call for proposalsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• ‘Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer’ (COS-TOURCOOP-2019-3-01). These projects aim at

1. reinforcing transnational and cross-border cooperation to enable sustainable growth of tourism SMEs
2. cultivating SMEs’ capacities and skills for solutions for more sustainable management and tourism sustainability in general
3. encouraging innovative solutions for sustainable tourism through cross-sectoral cooperation

Coordinating organisation	Project	Project description
Chamber of Commerce of Marche Region (CCIAAM)	CEnTOUR – Circular Economy in Tourism	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
X23- the Innovation Bakery	EU ECO-TANDEM programme	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
European Centre for Eco and Agro Tourism (ECEAT)	SUSTOUR – Promoting sustainability among the European tour operator sector through a business led approach.	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation (BCC)	Tourban – Accelerating SME capacity and inn Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation (BCC)	infoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Consulta Europa Projects and Innovation S.L / CE	TOURISME – Improving sustainability of tourism SMEs through knowledge transfer, international cooperation and multi-stakeholder engagement	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, HNEE (Germany)	ETGG2030 – European Tourism Going Green 2030	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••

Projects awarded funding in 2015

Ten projects are being co-financed under the 2015 call for proposalsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••, ‘Diversifying the EU tourism offer and products – Promoting transnational thematic tourism products’.

They aim at promoting the development and promotion of transnational tourism products in the fields of a) sport and/or wellness and b) cultural or industrial heritage.

Coordinating organisation	Project	Project description
VisitBrabant (The Netherlands)	PITCH VGE Promoting International Tourism for Culture and Heritage Van Gogh Europe	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
CULTUREPOLIS (Greece)	DIVERTIMENTO Diversifying tourism offers in peripheral destinations with heritage-based products and services,	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Westcountry Rivers Trust (UK)	FishTrail Improving transnational angling tourism.	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
University of Central Lancashire, Institute of Transport & Tourism (United Kingdom)	EV5-VRF EuroVelo 5 cycle route – Via Romea Francigena	infoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Fédération Française d’Equitation (France)	EERA European Equestrian Route d’Artagnan	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
APIFORM s.r.l. (Italy)	GENIUS LOCI valorising the tourism potential of industrial heritage and living industry	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Catalan Tourist Board (Spain)	Hiking Europe discovering Rural Europe through hiking trails .	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Mancomunidad del Norte de Gran Canaria (Spain)	TastyCheeseTOUR blended itineraries (cultural, industrial, culinary, agricultural and livestock) in rural regions that produce high quality cheese	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Municipality of Brindisi (Italy)	Well-O-live Wellness and wellbeing experience across the European Routes of the Olive Tree	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• + presentationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA (Spain)	SUNRISE Green Room – SUrfiNg Routes In a Sustainable Europe	InfoSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••

Projects awarded funding in 2014

Five projects are being co-financed under the 2014 call for proposals, Diversifying the EU Tourism Offer and Products – Sustainable Transnational Tourism ProductsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••. They aim at promoting sustainable transnational tourism products in sport or wellness activities in coastal, maritime, mountain or rural tourism. The projects started on 1 June 2015 and will last for a period of 18 months.

Coordinating organisation	Project
Fomento de San Sebastián (Spain)	SurfingEurope project description (114 kB) SurfingEurope project presentation (2 MB)
Fondazione Campus (Italy)	The Heritage of Olive Tree for Sustainable Tourism (HOST) project description (14 kB) HOST project presentation (733 kB)
EURAC – Institute for Regional Development and Location Management (Italy)	Silver Via Alpina Yellow Trail (SilViAlp) project description (60 kB) SilViAlp project presentation (2 MB)
Travelecoology (Spain)	WILDSEA Europe project description (457 kB) WILDSEA Europe project presentation (3 MB)
EGWA – European Greenways Association (Spain)	Greenways Outdoor project description (17 kB) Greenways Outdoor project presentation (2 MB)

Projects awarded funding in 2013

Six projects were awarded co-funding under the 2013 call for proposals, ‘Supporting the enhancement and promotion of transnational thematic tourism productsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••’. The projects started on 1 April 2014 and will last for a period of 15 or 18 months.

Coordinating organisation	Project	Results
Le Città Invisibili (Italy)	EcoDots – European Green Travel (147 kB) EcoDots presentation (6 MB)	EcoDotsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Provinzia di Mantova (Italy)	Eurovelo 8 –the Mediterranean Route (172 kB) Eurovelo 8 presentation (710 kB)	EUROVELO 8Search for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
European Cyclists’ Federation (Belgium)	EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (152 kB)	EuroVelo 13Search for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
University of Eastern Finland, Centre for Tourism Studies (Finland)	Rural Wellbeing Tourism Products of Northern Europe (ProWell) (92 kB) ProWell presentation (640 kB)	ProWellSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Danube Competence Center (Serbia)	Cultural Routes in the Middle and Lower Danube Region II – Roman Emperors Route and Danube Wine Route going to Market (244 kB) The Roman Emperors and Danube Wine Route presentation (31 MB)	RER DWR IISearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Chambre de Commerce Belgo-Italienne (Belgium/Italy)	Tastes of Trappists (156 kB) Tastes of Trappists presentation (1 MB)	TASTES OF TRAPPISTSSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••

Results of transnational projects supported in 2012 – 2014

Coordinating organisation	Project	Results
City of Limoges (France)	CERA-DEST – Ceramic destinations for sustainable tourism (74 kB)	Results CERA-DEST (133 kB)
Diputació de Barcelona – Barcelona Province Council (Spain)	EUquus – Equestrian tourism routes in Europe (125 kB)	Results EUquus (204 kB)
Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (Spain)	Greenways Product (157 kB)	Results Greenways product (3 MB)
Communauté d’agglomération du Puy-en-Velay (France)	Project Loci Iacobi 2 – The Saint James Ways as a means of European sustainable tourism development (91 kB)	Results Loci Iacobi 2 (54 kB)
Municipality of Bullas, Murcia (Spain)	Secret Wine Tours – Discover the hidden charms of Europe (145 kB)
Regione Veneto (Italy)	Venetian Routes: Enhancing a shared European multi-cultural sustainable Tourism (VeRoTour) (98 kB)	Results VERO TOUR (112 kB)
EXIT TIM DOO, Private Limited Company (Serbia)	WBAADT – Western Balkan Adventure and Discovery Tour (199 kB)	Results WBAADT (344 kB)

Results of transnational projects supported in 2011 – 2013

Coordinating organisation	Project
Naturefriends International (Austria)	DanubeHIKE (255 kB)
European Greenways Association (Spain)	Greenways4Tour (1 MB)
Province of Utrecht (The Netherlands)	Limes Tourism Connection (79 kB)
European Cyclists’ Federation (Belgium)	EuroVelo.com (384 kB)
Associazione Europea delle Vie Francigene (Italy)	PER VIAM Pilgrims’ Routes in Action (200kB)

Cycling routes are a great example of sustainable, environmentally friendly tourism. From 2009 to 2011, the European Commission awarded a series of grants to selected projects that support the development and promotion of cycling routes throughout Europe.

In 2009, the Commission organised activities to raise awareness about the ‘Iron Curtain Trail’, a 6 800 km cycling trail that follows the old ‘Iron Curtain’ border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The activities highlighted the route’s impact on regional economic development and its contribution to sustainable tourism.

In 2010, the Commission awarded grants to six projects to improve the sustainability and competitiveness of European cycling tourism.

In 2011, the Commission supported the development of EuroVelo.comSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••. EuroVelo is a network of 14 long distance routes managed by the European Cyclists’ Federation. It contributes to the promotion and development of more sustainable and responsible cycling tourism.

In 2013, the Commission awarded grants to 2 projects related to the EuroVelo cycle routes : EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail and EuroVelo 8 – The Mediterranean route.

The study, ‘The European Cycle Route Network Eurovelo: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Tourism (5 MB)’ evaluates developing a cycle tourism network across Europe. It also reviews the market for cycle tourism in general.

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