- 03-12-2017 09:45
- Velizar Petrov
The vision for Integrated strategy on Slow,
green and healthy tourism in
Plovdiv District was discussed in
the regional administration of Plovdiv with representatives from four target
groups - state,
regional and municipal administration;
university/science; business and business organizations; NGOs’ organizations.
The workshop was organized within the framework of
the project INSiHGTS, in which
from Bulgaria participate as partners RDA BSC SMEs (Regional
Development Agency with
Business Support Center for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Plovdiv) and the Regional
Administration of Plovdiv.
Mrs. Evelina Apostolova, Deputy regional governor of
Plovdiv district, stressed upon
the state support for the development of slow, green and healthy tourism as an
opportunity to develop and strengthen the economy in the region.
A
brief presentation of the results of the project's activities so far - status
analysis and SWOT analysis of slow, green and healthy tourism were presented by
Mr. Velizar Petrov - Executive Director of RDA BSC
SME and Communication Manager of the project and Mrs. Snezhana Alexandrova -
Head of the Department Coordination an
European Integration at Plovdiv District Administration.
Aleksander Tonkov, Senior Expert at the RDA BSC
SME and Project Manager, presented a Guide for development of Vision for Slow, Green and
Healthy Tourism, developed by Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider and Michael Meyer from the partner organizations.
A lively discussion followed about the vision of an Integrated strategy for slow, green and healthy
tourism, moderated by Mr. Velizar Petrov.
Mrs. Dobrina Prodanova, Chairwoman of the Board of the Plovdiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry, supported the project and congratulated the partners on the topic of the subject. "We can not build industrial giants in poorly developed regions, but we can give them a great opportunity for economic growth through the development of slow, green and healthy tourism in them," she underlined.
"We
have a problem with the cadres in tourism and we have to help the universities
with traditions that prepare them" said Prof. Yordanka Alexieva from the
University of Food Technologies in Plovdiv. "It is important to have a
decent pay in our country, so we do not have to bring cadres from abroad that do not always guarantee a
quality product," she continued.
"It
is high time to think about protecting the Bulgarian tour guides from the unfair competition of the guides of foreign groups," said Mrs. Rumyana
Titeryakova from the Association of Tour Guides
in Bulgaria. "If it is necessary we can also monitor compliance
with the regulations. The fines
of unfair foreign group leaders can go into the budget and can be used to develop tourism, including slow, green and
healthy tourism, "she said.
To
promote and develop the
advertising of the region, appealed Mrs. Zhivka Damianova from TD "Varhovrah". "It is important that
this also happens in social networks," said Mrs. Irina Dorosieva from
"Slow Tourism Bulgaria" and former Marketing Director of the Bahrain
Government
For more information:
Velizar Petrov
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Project INSiHGTS - Integrated Strategies for Slow, Green and
Healthy Tourism is funded under the 2014-2020 Danube Transnational Cooperation
Program, co-funded by the European Union's funds (ERDF, IPA).