Directorate for Development and Projects
CROCUS - Cross-border Cultural & Creative Tourism in Rural & Remote Areas (2020-2.1.1-ED-2023-00271)
Project ID: 2020-2.1.1-ED-2023-00271
Project description:
Rural and remote areas are lagging behind the rest of the EU in terms of socio-economic development and cultural/creative tourism can help solve this problem. The project aims to contribute to achieve the following outcomes:
- Increase the macro-regional cultural tourism cooperation to help the socioeconomic development of rural and remote areas.
- Develop cultural tourism and creative tourism business models for rural and remote areas to increase sustainable job opportunities and investments.
- Promote an inclusive and sustainable cultural and creative tourism that fosters social inclusion and engagement, respects the needs of local communities, the heritage and the capacity of the rural and remote areas.
Type of the contract: Grant Agreement
Project duration: 1/4/2024 – 31/3/2027
Total project cost: 81.846.870 HUF
Support rate: 100 %
Professional leader: Dr. Ágnes RAFFAY-DANYI
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Project manager: Helga PÖLÖSNÉ FISCHER
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