European Cultural Tourism Network

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• European Cultural Tourism Network
• Presentation to
• European Institute of Cultural Routes
• Cultural Tourism Conference
• Luxembourg
• 21April 2005
• Julie Russell
• Cultural Tourism Coordinator
• Wales Tourist Board

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Presentation Overview

• Raison dêtre for the network
• ECTN progress to date
• ECTN Interreg IIIC project
• Opportunities for participation

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ECTN - RAISON DÊTRE

• Arose from conference held in Brussels February
  2003 with aim of bringing together cultural and
  tourism professionals to

• Exchange experience and best practice in
  development of cultural tourism
• Enable sharing of research
• Facilitate transnational working
• Improve co-operation and integration between the
  tourism and cultural sectors
• Develop common positions to EU consultations
• Link with other networks

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ECTN progress to date ECTN is the only network
which brings the tourism and cultural industry
professionals working in different regions of
Europe together to exchange experience and
information on best practice.

• ECTN Barcelona Conference August 2004
• Contribution to DG Enterprise Tourism unit
  networking study
• ECTN Interreg IIIC project bid approved 17
  January 2005

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ECTN Interreg IIIC Project
Aim of the project is sharing experience and best
practice in developing cultural tourism for
regional economic development and job creation,
by bringing together tourism and cultural
industry professionals working in different
regions of Europe
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ECTN Interreg IIIC Project Lead partner and
partners

• Lead Partner - Wales Tourist Board
• Number of partners 10
• 8 countries represented
• Spain Andalucia, Huelva Austurias Regions
• Italy Aosta Region,
• Ireland Midlands Region, Hungary, Finland,
  Latvia, Sweden, Wales

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ECTN Interreg IIICProject components

• Management coordination visibility to ensure
  smooth running of the project.
• Preparation of good practice case
  studies/research. Includes staff exchanges and
  delivery of final report. Refers to internal
  research and aspects of the project, between
  partners

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ECTN Interreg IIICProject components cont

• Exchange of practical experience between partners
  - involves other participants in thematic
  workshops and annual conferences.
• Dissemination of information creation of wider
  sustainable European network
• End date 31 Jan 2007

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ECTN Interreg IIICDefinition of Cultural Tourism

• Cultural tourism can briefly be defined as
  tourism based on local and regional cultural
  resources. These include cultural traditions,
  language, history, cultural landscapes, built
  environment, archaeological sites, museums and
  cultural activities such as festivals, galleries,
  arts attractions, theatres but also attractions
  related to primary production, crafts,
  manufacturing, social history and life. Cultural
  tourism is related to human activities and
  history in a broad sense.

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ECTN Interreg IIIC Project Programme

• Supports network activities to January 2007
• 2 Annual conferences, 2 Focus working groups
• 4 Thematic workshops, sharing of knowledge,
  experience good practice
• 6 Staff Exchanges
• Website, database, newsletters
• Formation of 4 regional cultural tourism clusters
• Final report on best practice of developing
  European Cultural Tourism

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Event Timetable Feb 2005 to Jan 2007
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Opportunities for Participate

• Register for participation in ECTN events
• Attend ECTN Cardiff Conference 6-8 July 2005,or
• Thematic Workshop (next is in Aosta 26-27 May
  2005)
• Sharing research, knowledge and or experience

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Contact details for further information

• ECTN website http//uk.geocities.com/ectn2004/
• julie.russell_at_tourism.wales.gov.uk