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Project overview

Innovative participatory sustainable business model for cycling along the Iron Curtain Trail

The potential of transnational cycling routes for tourism is still underdeveloped in central Europe. This includes the Iron Curtain Eurovelo Trail, which connects regions from Poland to Croatia along the European Green Belt. The ICTr-CE project improves the business case for this route by developing new tourism products. These result from a newly developed participatory business model, which strengthens the innovation capacities of local businesses.

2,67m €

Project Budget

80%

of the Budget is funded by ERDF

Layer 1

9

Countries

11

Regions

12

Partners

2

Pilots

Duration

Start date

End date

Project progress

46%

About the project

Innovative ICTr Cycling develops an innovative tourism product along the Iron Curtain/ EuroVelo 13 as a long-distance cycling trail. The 3.000 km long route crosses the Central Europe territory from northern Poland to Croatia through 8 countries. The trail bears a significant historical and cultural meaning and overlaps with the European Green Belt. We will first develop the innovative ICTr international cycling product and a participatory business model involving service providers and tourism boards along the route. We will then work on the development of the impact measurement system and ICTr Good Impact valorization program for NGOs. In the end, solutions will be transferred to all EuroVelo routes and mainstreamed. As a result, SMEs, tourism boards, regions, and NGOs will gain innovation competencies and successfully minimize negative and stimulate positive tourism impacts to foster overall sustainability appeal and economic prosperity along the Iron Curtain Cycling Trail.

Project partnership

Project partners

Magyarország (HU)

Lead partner

Westpannon Regional and Economic Development Public Nonprofit Ltd.

Address
Horváth Boldizsár krt. 9
H-9700 Szombathely
Country
Hungary (HU)
Web
www.westpannon.hu

Project partner

Main unit
Address
Diós dűlő 1/a
7627 Pécs
Country
Hungary (HU)
Web
www.crost.hu
Total partner budget
226,800 €
Address
Reteče 215
4220 Škofja Loka
Country
Slovenia (SI)
Web
https://www.iskriva.net/
Total partner budget
327,600 €
Faculty for tourism studies - Turistica
Address
Obala 11a
6320 Portorož
Country
Slovenia (SI)
Web
www.upr.si
Total partner budget
173,880 €
Address
Obervellach 15
9821 Obervellach
Country
Austria (AT)
Web
www.trail-angels.com
Total partner budget
332,640 €
Address
Údolní 33
60200 Brno
Country
Czechia (CZ)
Web
www.partnerstvi-ops.cz
Total partner budget
189,000 €
Marshal's Office of the Westpomeranian Region / Marshal's Cabinet / Office of Promotional and Information Projects and Department of Infrastructure and Transport / Office for Cycling Communication
Address
Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 40
70-421 Szczecin
Country
Poland (PL)
Web
www.wzp.pl
Total partner budget
151,200 €
Wydział Gospodarki Komunalnej – Referat Mobilności Aktywnej (The Municipal Services Management Department – The Active Mobility Unit)
Address
ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12
80-803 Gdańsk
Country
Poland (PL)
Web
www.gdansk.pl
Total partner budget
151,200 €
Address
Komenského 21
97401 Banská Bystrica
Country
Slovakia (SK)
Web
www.ekopolis.sk
Total partner budget
161,280 €
Address
Rue de la Charite 22
1210 Brussels
Country
Belgium (BE)
Web
www.ecf.com
Total partner budget
245,200 €
Address
Antun Nemčić Street 5
48000 Koprivnica
Country
Croatia (HR)
Web
https://kckzz.hr/
Total partner budget
189,000 €
Address
Jöllenbeckerstr. 291
33613 Bielefeld
Country
Germany (DE)
Web
www.oete.de
Total partner budget
191,520 €

Roadmap

1

Mission:

To develop an innovative participatory sustainable business model for cycling along the Iron Curtain Cycling Trail.

2

Challenges:

• lack of innovation capacity • lack of awareness of the impacts of sustainable tourism and its potential benefits • lack of international cooperation and tailor-made business education

3

Goal:

We will create a bookable Iron Curtain Cycling Trail in 3 sections of the trail: • North: PL-DE • Central: AT-CZ-SK • South: SI-HR-HU

4

Results:

• joint innovation network of SMEs, tourism boards, regions and NGOs along the ICTr • improved quality of the offer along the Iron Curtain cycling trail available for international markets • improved competitiveness and innovation competences of SMEs, NGOs and tourism organisations

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Events

Outputs

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Overview of needs and potential digital solutions to tackle identified barriers

The deliverable is part of Activity 1.1 Evaluating the needs of stakeholders and existing digital solutions, which aims to review and assess the types of services operating along the ICTr (accommodations, attractions, support organizations) and their existing challenges with the use of digital distribution tools (booking systems, channel managers, etc.) based on a participatory collection of inputs from SMEs and tourism boards. The activity also studies available tools for managing integrated cycling trails to define the parameters of the ideal ICTr solution to be developed.
Type of output: Strategies and action plans
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Gap analysis of current and desired competences for the digital ICTr

This deliverable is part of the third work package (WP3) entitled: “Ensuring sustainability of developed solutions in ICTr innovation network and their transferability”. The specific objective of the WP3 is to ensure the uptake and sustainability of developed ICTr solutions and their multiplier effects through improved innovation skills and competencies of the ICTr innovation network and to ensure transferability to other similar products and areas. This deliverable presents the gap analysis of current and desired competencies for the digital ICTr among the SMEs to develop a mentoring program for ICTr service providers to achieve long-term competence upraise in the area.
Type of output: Strategies and action plans

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Project Contacts

Project Manager

Máté Deák
Phone: +36308359184

Finance Manager

Delinke Bejczy
Phone: +36304888974

Communication Manager

Zdravko Kozinc
Phone: 0038640187430