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Projects in Slovenia
International Tourism Institute and National Tourist Association have been actively participating and co-creating various national projects. Some of them are of great importance, e.g. the development of Tourism Satellite Accounts and the development of Competitiveness Model for tourist destinations, which takes in account the sustainability indicators. Moreover, ITI carried out several projects of strategic planning for tourism product development, developed tourism activities throughout Slovenian regions, cooperated with local communities for the development of tourist destinations and conducted numerous studies on the specifics of tourism market, trends in tourism, current state and emerging needs in hospitality & tourism.
Past experiences of both institutions are rich, diverse and reflect a high qualification, focus on current issues, close cooperation with tourism industry and openness to the European market.
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EU Programme: ESF – European Social Fund
Co-financing: ESF, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
Value: 228.117,47 €
Duration: 1. 11. 2009 – 1. 10. 2011
Partners: Slovenia (3)
Lead partner: SENT – Slovenian Association for Mental Health
Other partners: Association Šentprima Primorska, National Tourist Association
Slovenian project leader: Nina Pečoler- e-mail
In this two-year project, National Tourist Association, in cooperation with two other Slovenian partners, Slovenian Association for Mental Health and Šentprima Primorska, formed and trained a team, which now manages the travel agency Premiki Ltd. The agency is specialized in development and promotion of tourist products and services, which are friendly to and easily accessible for people with special needs and on the other hand employs people with long-term labour market problems.
We have selected and trained 10 people from vulnerable groups, of which three were employed. With this project, we wanted to give the representatives of vulnerable groups an unique opportunity of working in exciting, dynamic and promising tourism activity. At the same time we improved the accessibility in tourism; the representatives of vulnerable groups will not only be the end-users, but also important and active creators of tourism for all.
Main objectives:
- Establish the team, which will provide greater recognition and the use of accessible tourist services by disabled people and those with special needs
- Qualify 10 representatives of vulnerable groups for working in tourism
- Employ at least 3 qualified representatives of vulnerable groups, for at least 1 year
- Contribute to better informing of target group about their possibilities for training and employment in tourism and raise the motivation of target group for working in this field
- Contribute to the development of tourism for all
- Combine specific supply and demand for disability-friendly tourism products
- Bring together the stakeholders in the field of disability-friendly tourism both in Slovenia and abroad
Main activities:
- Conducting a needs analysis, a plan for long-term operation on newly established unit and the establishment of partnerships with tourism
- Selection and training of 10 persons – representatives of vulnerable groups – for the work in new business unit
- Selection of the three candidates, who will take an active part in the planned activities
- Promotion and implementation of specific tourism business, which is bound to offer accessible tourism products and services
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Duration: 1995 – 2011
The »Youth for tourism« conference is being organized annually from 1995 by National Tourism Association and one of Slovenian tourism and hospitality schools. The competition, listed on the high school calendar of events, is running from the beginning of the school year and reaches its culmination with the conference in March. The goal of this annual project is to promote young people's involvement in research activity, deepen their knowledge achieved in theoretical lectures and promote innovative approach for dealing with current issues in tourism.
Conferences »Youth for Tourism« from 1995:
- TOURISM IN SLOVENIA, Ljubljana, October 12, 1995
- TYPES OF ECO-SOFT NON-MASS TOURISM, Čatež ob Savi, November 23, 1996
- RESEARCH ON THE AREAS OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN TOURISM, Portorož, November 26, 1997
- RESEARCH ON THE AREAS OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN TOURISM, Rogla, March 16, 1998
- TOURISM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, Bled, April 16, 2000
- TOURISM AND SPORTS, Ljubljana, March 26, 2001
- CONTEMPORARY TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Celje, March 27, 2002
- SLOVENIA AS THE YOUTH TOURISM DESTINATION, Izola, March 27, 2003
- EU AND TOURISM – OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, Maribor, March 29, 2004
- TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN NEW EUROPE, Velenje, March 29, 2005
- ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC HERITAGE IN TOURISM, Radovljica, March 27, 2006
- WELLNESS TOURISM, Slovenj Gradec, March 27, 2007
- TOURISM ENRICHES –TOURISM AGAINST POVERTY, Novo mesto, March 27, 2008
- MEASURES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN SLOVENIA, Sevnica, March 26, 2009
- THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY IN THE GLOBAL TOURISM MARKET, Ljubljana, March 23, 2010
- TOURISM – A DREAM CAREER OPPORTUNITY? TURIZEM - MOJA PRILOŽNOST ZA SANJSKO KARIERO?, March 29, 2011
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