Tourism promotion and organisation along a cycle route by a group of territories

Offer name:

Expiry date:

01/03/2019

Offering LAG:

GAL Avant-Pays Savoyard

Country:

France

Looking to cooperate with

Type of partner:

A group of Leader territories and non Leader associated possible

Type of area:

National / Regional borders, Inland, Island, Lakes & rivers, Coastal, Mountainous, Peri-Urban, Small town, Rural

Project idea

Project type:

- Transnational cooperation
- Cross - border cooperation
- Transnational cooperation
- With other MSs (no shared border)

Project topic:

- Tourism / Territorial branding

Additional keywords:

Cycling route

Context:

We are a group of 4 LAGs along the cycle route Eurovélo 17 du Rhône between Lyon and Geneva, about 250 km out of a total of 1,165 km. We have initiated cooperation between these 4 territories to organise the tourism development around this structuring axis. 4 other non-Leader territories are also associated.
Our actions consist
- To impulse the realization of infrastructures missing : rest areas, toilets, signaling, accommodation ....
- To irrigate remote areas with discovery circuits.
- Animate a network of service providers to develop new services along the route.
- To boost the attractiveness and promotion of this section of the Eurovélo17 with the Tourist Offices.
- To enhance the other pedestrian, equestrian or nautical itineraries that run along or cross this route.

Project idea summary:

We are a group of 4 LAG along the cycle route Eurovélo 17 du Rhône between Lyon and Geneva, about 250 km out of a total of 1,165 km. We have initiated cooperation between these 4 LAG to organize the tourism development around this structuring axis. 4 other non-Leader territories are also associated.
We are looking for cooperation with a group of Leader territories wishing to implement a collective approach of tourism development along a cycle route and attract Europeans customers.

Objectives:

We are looking for cooperation with a group of Leader territories wishing to implement a collective approach of tourism developpement along a cycle route.
We are seeking cooperation with other territories with following objectives :
- Confront planned collectives actions (investment and running) and interterritorial consultation methods along routes with other European approaches.
- Adapt our reception and promotion actions to different European customers.
- Carry out exchanges and study trips between tourist professionnals to encourage the creation of new services.
- Mobilise the population and the decision-makers on the daily use of the bicycle and develop the uses of the VAE with other European examples.