Objective "Tourism sector is a key driver of economic growth and employment and has a fundamental role in matching the Lisbon Strategy objectives: making the EU more competitive and dynamic economy.The recent communication ""A renewed European Union Tourism Policy:Towards a stronger partnership for European Tourism"" introduces the strategy to be pursued for better exploit growth and employment potentials of the tourism sector in a sustainable way.It also refers how the stakeholders can be involved in the EC actions.CONCERTOUR is an Horizontal Activity(Support Action)aiming at creating synergies between transport research and tourism services in Europe,improving competitiveness,encouraging co-modality,focusing on the subject regardless of the involved DG Programme.The overall objective is to propose new concepts guiding tourists through ""the stages of whole travel itinerary"" and to support EU policies in improving tourism competitiveness,considering emerging needs and tourism demand by acting on main aspects affecting tourism market (e.g.intermodality,information,ticketing).In CONCERTOUR tourism market and transport supply are considered as integrated environment,starting from the assumption that the local community is key to successful tourism destination as they are guardians of the local resources and provide the service for paying guests. The project will identify policy driven solutions to remove barriers,creating the conditions for value added transport services provision(e.g.institutions/instruments facilitating co-ordination between governmental departments in the planning phase,tourism travel plans,pricing policies and technical standardisation).The project focuses on transport as lever/opportunity and not as barrier to sustainable development and competitiveness,taking in consideration relevant key factors such as:improvement of socio-economic benefits,sites attractiveness,reduction of adverse environmental/social impacts,guarantee fair/equal access to tourism for all" Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Keywords Co-modality Competitiveness Concertation Integration Networking Support Tourism Transport Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) TPT-2007-0.0-03 - Transport contribution to improve competitiveness of European tourism Call for proposal FP7-TPT-2007-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator FIT CONSULTING SRL Address Via acciaresi primo 8 00157 Roma Italy See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Massimo Marciani (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 104 057,79 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TIS PT, CONSULTORES EM TRANSPORTES, INOVACAO E SISTEMAS, SA Portugal EU contribution € 102 692,18 Address Avenida marques de tomar 35-6d 1050-153 Lisbon See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Daniela Carvalho (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TRANSPORTOKONOMISK INSTITUTT Norway EU contribution € 114 597,00 Address Gaustadalleen 21 0349 Oslo See on map Activity type Research Organisations projects.administrative_contact Sønneve ølnes (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Greece EU contribution € 93 625,00 Address Heroon polytechniou 9 zographou campus 157 80 Athina See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments projects.administrative_contact Yannis Polyzos (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RAMBOLL MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING Belgium EU contribution € 125 601,95 Address Square de meeus 35 1000 Bruxelles See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact François Burhin (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window IMPACT CONSULTING Romania EU contribution € 41 195,00 Address Str. odobesti, nr 17, bloc v16, sc.2, apt.78 032155 Bucharest See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) projects.administrative_contact Ovidiu Romosan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LES TRANSPORTS ET LEUR SECURITE. France EU contribution € 70 430,08 Address Avenue du general malleret-joinville 2 94114 Arcueil See on map Activity type Research Organisations projects.administrative_contact Albertine Loemba (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
