Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development

17/08/2024

Please find our services on the Creative Tourism Online Platform www.tourndo.com

🇬🇪 Georgia
1. Ia Imerlishvili - Grape harvest feast - vill. Tsinandali, vill. Gurjaani / Kakheti region https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/harvest-party
2. Nikoloz Chaduneli - Real archaeological expedition/Restoration tour with local traditional workshop - vill. Ksani, Mtskheta Municipality, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/real-archaeological-expeditionrestoration-tour-with-local-traditional-workshop
3. Saba Santeladze - The Art of Gideli Spinning - vill. Buknari, Chokhatauri Municipality, Guria Region https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/the-art-of-gideli-spinning-the-past-in-present-and-future-ich-of-guria-region
🇭🇺 Hungary
1. Seregély Mirtill - Gingerbread workshop – Budapest https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/gingerbread-making-with-carved-honeycake-moulds
2. Vizi Karoly - Back to nature - vill. Etyek, Fejér County https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/vizi-winery
3. Varga Laszlo - Bird protection – Lajosmizse, Bács-Kiskun county https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/tour-to-the-bird-protection-bible-garden
🇵🇱 Poland
1. Agnieszka Radomska - Feel the flower power of Zalipie – vill. Zalipie, Gmina Olesno, Dąbrowa County https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/feel-the-flower-power-of-zalipie
2. Monika Koprowska - With passion through LODZ- Creative Tourism – Lodz https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/indica-studio-with-passion-through-lodz-creative-tourism
3. Agnieszka i Piotr Wróbel – Unisław "Green flavors on two wheels" - vill. Unisław, Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/ekologiczne-gospodarstwo-zielarskie-wrobel
🇨🇿 Czechia
1. Ky.By Garden - Ky.By Garden Chlumany - vill. Chlumany, South Bohemia https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/kyby-garden-chlumany
2. Jakub Zlatohlávek - Make your own book - Prachatice, South Bohemia https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/make-your-own-book
3. Iveta Lahovcová - Krystal lollipops from Pošumaví ® - Žárovná, Prachatice https://www.tourndo.com/en/detals/handmade-candy-lollipops
🔵 Project 22310128, Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development is financially supported through the V4-Georgia cooperation by the International Visegrad Fund. The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
🔵 The implementation is carried out by partner organizations, namely the Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia) as the leading partner, alongside Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czechia).

he project Tourism, Heritage and Creativity (THC 1130) is a joint endeavour of 3 countries - Georgian Arts and Culture Center, Bulgarian - European Institute for Cultural Tourism EUREKA NPO, Ukrainian Fund for Development of Nikolayev (FND), and Gori Municipality City Hall. The project implementatio...

08/04/2024

🌟 We're thrilled to announce the winners of the "CREATIVE TOURISM IDEAS" contest! 🌟

After careful consideration by an international jury comprising experts from Georgia, Hungary, Poland, and Czechia, we're proud to present the outstanding ideas that captured our attention.

🇬🇪 Georgia
1. Ia Imerlishvili - Grape harvest feast - vill. Tsinandali, vill. Gurjaani / Kakheti region
2. Nikoloz Chaduneli - Real archaeological expedition/Restoration tour with local traditional workshop - vill. Ksani, Mtskheta Municipality, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region
3. Saba Santeladze - The Art of Gideli Spinning - vill. Buknari, Chokhatauri Municipality, Guria Region

🇭🇺 Hungary
1. Seregély Mirtill - Gingerbread workshop - Budapest
2. Vizi Karoly - Back to nature - vill. Etyek, Fejér County
3. Varga Laszlo - Bird protection – Lajosmizse, Bács-Kiskun county

🇵🇱 Poland
1. Agnieszka Radomska - Feel the flower power of Zalipie – vill. Zalipie, Gmina Olesno, Dąbrowa County
2. Monika Koprowska - With passion through LODZ- Creative Tourism – Lodz
3. Agnieszka i Piotr Wróbel – Unisław "Green flavors on two wheels" - vill. Unisław, Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

🇨🇿 Czechia
1. Ky.By Garden - Ky.By Garden Chlumany - vill. Chlumany, South Bohemia
2. Jakub Zlatohlávek - Make your own book - Prachatice, South Bohemia
3. Iveta Lahovcová - Krystal lollipops from Pošumaví ® - Žárovná, Prachatice

🔵 The contest aims to encourage the development of innovative ideas for creative tourism services and products. These ideas will serve as models for further development, catering to both local and international interests in creative tourism.

🎊 Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who participated! 🎊

🔵 Project 22310128, Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development is financially supported through the V4-Georgia cooperation by the International Visegrad Fund. The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
🔵 The implementation is carried out by partner organizations, namely the Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia) as the leading partner, alongside Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czechia).

International Visegrad Fund

https://www.laterna.hu/
Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi Šumavsko Georgian Arts&Culture Center ხელოვნების საერთაშორისო ცენტრი

18/03/2024

კრეატიული ტურისტული იდეების კონკურსის აპლიკანტებო,

მოთხოვნის შემთხვევაში ქართველი აპლიკანტებისთვის ხელმისაწვდომია ონლაინ კონსულტაცია .
კონსულტაცია გაიმართება 20 მარტს, 16:00 საათზე საქართველოს დროით.
გთხოვთ, გამოაგზავნოთ თქვენი მოთხოვნა ელ-ფოსტაზე: [email protected]

Dear applicants of the CONTEST for CREATIVE TOURISM IDEAS,

Consultancy for Georgian applicants can be provided on March 20th at 16:00 Geo Time upon request. Please send your request to the email: [email protected].

21/02/2024

🚀 LAUNCHING CONTEST of CREATIVE TOURISM IDEAS ! 🚀

📣In the frame of the product development component of the Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development (V422310128) project, Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia), Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czech Republic) invite interested persons and organizations to participate in the Creative Tourism Ideas Contest.

🏆Contest Objective:
The contest aims to encourage the development of innovative ideas for creative tourism services and products. These ideas will serve as models for further development, catering to both local and international interests in creative tourism.

💡Contest Process and Guidelines:
1. The author of the idea should implement services at one of the partner counters in Georgia, Hungary, Poland, or the Czech Republic.
2. Winning ideas result in the creation/development of 3 creative tourism offers in each participating country.
3. Creative tourism offers may encompass various Intangible Cultural (ICH) or Natural Heritage fields, such as masterclasses in crafts, gastronomy, or folk dance and singing lessons and etc.
4. Prize money totalling 500 Euros per winning idea includes all legal payments and taxes.
5. The budget provided by the author of the winning idea should accurately encompass all relevant costs, taking into account both the amount and the nature of the idea, expressed in the equivalent local currency.
6. Piloting should occur at workshops, premises, and other locations secured by the winners or their partners.
7. The winners will be announced during an online event, fostering the exchange of ideas and facilitating peer learning for all participants. The event will be open to a wide audience.
8. Winning ideas will receive mentoring from an International board of experts, providing practical advice for development and implementation.
9. Developed products will be published on the international platform for creative tourism www.tourndo.com and join transboundary tourism routes.
10. Finalized ideas should be sustained by the winning participants for 3 years after the project's end date (30.09.2024).

🗓 Contest Timeline:
Deadline for submissions – 25 March 2024
Open online consultations for participants (upon request) – 20 March 2024
Selection of winning ideas – April 2024
Development of creative tourism offers and cultural products – April 2024 – May 2024

🗎 Required documentation:
Filled-in Application Form, including:
o General information about the participant;
o Relevant experience of the participant in the field concerned;
o Description of the envisioned creative tourism offer/cultural product (… words);
• Preliminary budget for the idea
• Pictures depicting the premises or location, where the creative tourism offer/product will be materialized.
• During the selection process, additional documentation may be requested.

♻ Evaluation of participants:
The participants will be evaluated by an independent jury.

Indicative criteria for selection of winning ideas:
💠Idea links with local traditions
💠Applicant has relevant experience, accessible location, existing premises
💠Innovativeness and originality of the creative tourism idea
💠Idea is realistic; sustainable and has ability to generate income
💠Attendance of Creative Tourism Online Academy
💠Knowledge of English

🗎You can download the application form from the link: https://bit.ly/49LMfwl

📧Send the completed application form no later than March 25, 2024, to the respective country coordinators:
🇬🇪 Georgia – [email protected];
🇭🇺 Hungary - [email protected]
🇵🇱 Poland - [email protected]
🇨🇿Czech Republic – [email protected]

ℹ️ Please put in the subject line: "Creative tourism ideas contest"

🔵Project 22310128, Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development is financially supported through the V4-Georgia cooperation by the International Visegrad Fund. The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
🔵The implementation is carried out by partner organizations, namely the Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia) as the leading partner, alongside Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czech Republic).
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19/02/2024

Enjoy recordings of the CREATIVE TOURISM ONLINE ACADEMY

📅 Agenda:
Feb 6, 2024: Introduction to the Creative Tourism Industry
🇬🇪 GEORGIA - Dr. Lela Khartishvili, PhD, Associate Professor at Ilia State University, leading the way in creative & experiential tourism.
Feb 7, 2024: Creative Tour Product
🇭🇺 HUNGARY - Szári Norbert, a versatile cultural, educational, and agrotourism expert.
László Varga, tourism & heritage expert.
Gergely Gáspár, sharing insights into wine crafting excellence and related events in tourism.
Feb 13, 2024: Creative Tourism Infrastructure, Service Quality, Distribution, and Implementation
🇵🇱 POLAND - Dr Maciej Kronenberg, Lecturer at the University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz, Chairman of Centrum Regio Urban Guiding Agency, city guide, and author of 20 publications.
Feb 14, 2024: Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Opportunities for SMEs in the Tourism Sector
🇨🇿 CZECH REPUBLIC - Petr Janeček, Head of the Institute of Tourism at CzechTourism; Andrea Králíková, data analyst for the Institute of Tourism in CzechTourism; Ing. David Randuška, research manager at the CzechTourism agency.
International Visegrad Fund
https://www.laterna.hu/;
Georgian Arts&Culture Center ხელოვნების საერთაშორისო ცენტრი Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi - dawniej Bałucki Ośrodek Kultury Šumavsko

In the frame of the capacity building component of the Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development (V422310128) project, Georgian Arts and ...

15/02/2024

🌟We're delighted to announce the successful completion of the Creative Tourism Online Academy, a significant milestone achieved as part of the Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development project (V422310128)!🌟

🌐 Attendance: Over 80 enthusiastic trainees from 4 countries joined us, setting the stage for an inspiring journey into the world of Creative Tourism.

📅 Agenda:

Feb 6, 2024: Introduction to the Creative Tourism Industry
🇬🇪 GEORGIA - Dr. Lela Khartishvili, PhD, Associate Professor at Ilia State University, leading the way in creative & experiential tourism.

Feb 7, 2024: Creative Tour Product
🇭🇺 HUNGARY - Szári Norbert, a versatile cultural, educational, and agrotourism expert.
László Varga, tourism & heritage expert.
Gergely Gáspár, sharing insights into wine crafting excellence and related events in tourism.

Feb 13, 2024: Creative Tourism Infrastructure, Service Quality, Distribution, and Implementation
🇵🇱 POLAND - Dr Maciej Kronenberg, Lecturer at the University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz, Chairman of Centrum Regio Urban Guiding Agency, city guide, and author of 20 publications.

Feb 14, 2024: Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Opportunities for SMEs in the Tourism Sector
🇨🇿 CZECH REPUBLIC - Petr Janeček, Head of the Institute of Tourism at CzechTourism; Andrea Králíková, data analyst for the Institute of Tourism in CzechTourism; Ing. David Randuška, research manager at the CzechTourism agency.

🗣️ Interactive Session:
Participants actively engaged in lively discussions, seizing the opportunity to ask questions and delve deeper into the world of Creative Tourism.

A big thank you to all participants, speakers, interpreters and partners for making this academy a resounding success! Stay tuned for more exciting developments in the realm of Creative Tourism. 🚀

🔵Project ID #/Title: 22310128, Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development is financially supported through the V4-Georgia cooperation by the International Visegrad Fund. The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
🔵The implementation is carried out by partner organizations, namely the Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia) as the leading partner, alongside Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czech Republic).
International Visegrad Fund
https://www.laterna.hu/;
Georgian Arts&Culture Center ხელოვნების საერთაშორისო ცენტრი Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi - dawniej Bałucki Ośrodek Kultury Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi - dawniej Bałucki Ośrodek Kultur

06/02/2024

🚀 LAUNCHING CREATIVE TOURISM ONLINE ACADEMY! 📣
We're thrilled to announce the successful launch of the Creative Tourism Online Academy as part of the Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development project (V422310128)!
🗓 Date: February 6, 2024
🌍 👥 Attendance: Over 80 enthusiastic trainees from 4 countries on the first day!

🎓 Day 1 Highlights:
🔍 Topic: Introduction to the Creative Tourism Industry
🎙 Led by: LELA KHARTISHVILI - PhD, Associate Professor at Ilia State University, specializing in creative & experiential tourism.

💡 What went down:
✨ Explored the concept and main features of creative and experiential tourism.
♻ Discussed aspects of sustainable tourism.
🌐 Introduced elements of the creative tourism system and their interrelationships.
🤝 Identified key stakeholders in the industry.

🔥 Interactive Session:
🗣 Participants engaged in lively discussions and had the opportunity to ask questions.
💬 Session conducted online via Zoom from 12:00 to 15:30 CET.

🎉 Join Us!
🆓 Participation in training sessions is FREE of charge.
🌐 Working language: English, with simultaneous translation provided.

Join us on this exciting journey to explore the realms of creative and experiential tourism. Let's shape the future of tourism together! 🌟

🔵Project ID #/Title: 22310128, Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development is financially supported through the V4-Georgia cooperation by the International Visegrad Fund. The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
🔵The implementation is carried out by partner organizations, namely the Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia) as the leading partner, alongside Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czech Republic).
International Visegrad Fund International Visegrad Fund
https://www.laterna.hu/;
Georgian Arts&Culture Center ხელოვნების საერთაშორისო ცენტრი Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi - dawniej Bałucki Ośrodek Kultury Šumavsko

13/01/2024

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11/01/2024

📣ANNOUNCEMENT of CREATIVE TOURISM ONLINE ACADEMY📣

🔹In the frame of the capacity building component of the Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development (V422310128) project, Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia), Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czech Republic) invite interested persons and organizations to participate in the Creative Tourism Online Academy scheduled for February 6, 7, 13, and 14.

🔹The program will cover the following topics:
1) Introduction to the Creative Tourism Industry - February 6, 2024
2) Creative Tour Product - February 7, 2024
3) Creative Tourism Infrastructure, Service Quality, Distribution, and Implementation - February 13, 2024
4) Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Opportunities for SMEs in the Tourism Sector - February 14, 2024

🔹Each session will be conducted online via the Zoom platform, running from 12:00 to 15:30 CET. Participation in the training sessions is free of charge. The working language of the academy is English, simultaneous translation will be provided.

🟡Who is eligible to participate?
🔹The program extends its invitation to a diverse range of participants, including students and operators in the hospitality industry, masters and entrepreneurs specializing in traditional crafts and decorative-applied arts, managers of folklore groups, entrepreneurs involved in traditional gastronomy and wine, as well as operators of agro-tourism facilities or traditional farms. Additionally, individuals with aspirations to launch ventures in intangible cultural domains, such as oral traditions, performing arts, traditions, rituals, festivals, and knowledge and practices related to nature and the universe, are encouraged to join. Participants are not restricted to the fields mentioned, and innovative approaches to providing creative tourism services are welcomed.
🔹Selection of participants will be conducted through an open competition, taking into account predetermined criteria:
1) Residing in Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, or Poland.
2) Commitment to attending all four training sessions in their entirety, totalling four days.
3) Motivation for applying.
4) While it is preferred, proficiency in English is not mandatory.

🟡Benefits of attendance
🔹Upon successful completion of the training course, only participants who have attended all sessions of the online academy will be awarded relevant certificates and provided with training materials.
🔹In the upcoming phase of the project, there is a scheduled ideas competition aimed at developing creative tourism products, with grant rewards being offered. Participation in the competition will prioritize individuals who have been certified by the Academy.
🔹The knowledge gained during the training will not only facilitate the implementation of innovative ideas, services, and products but will also open doors for participants to subsequently engage in the cross-border tour program. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to update and share information about their businesses on the creative tourism web portal www.tourndo.com .
We encourage your active involvement in this enriching opportunity.

🟡How to apply
🔹Prospective participants are required to complete the application form by January 30, 2024, accessible through the following link: https://forms.gle/UYQJjSXKyfJ2JSAp7

🔵Contact Information
Updates regarding the online academy can be accessed on project’s page: https://www.facebook.com/V422310128

For further details, please reach out to the respective country coordinators:
Georgia – [email protected]; + 995 599 675 475
Hungary - [email protected]
Poland - [email protected]
Czech Republic – [email protected]

🔵Project ID #/Title: 22310128, Visegrad-Georgia Cooperation for Creative Tourism Development is financially supported through the V4-Georgia cooperation by the International Visegrad Fund. The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
🔹The implementation is carried out by partner organizations, namely the Georgian Arts and Culture Center GACC (Georgia) as the leading partner, alongside Laterna Magica (Hungary), Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi (Poland), and PRO Šumavsko, z.s. (Czech Republic).

International Visegrad Fund International Visegrad Fund
https://www.laterna.hu/;
Georgian Arts&Culture Center ხელოვნების საერთაშორისო ცენტრი Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi - dawniej Bałucki Ośrodek Kultury Šumavsko