Destination SMEs

Destination strategies for the competitiveness of the local SMEs

The aim of Destination SMEs is to assist European territories in designing effective destination management strategies in order to provide tourist SMEs with a favourable environment for growth and improve their competitiveness.
The project brings together 7 partners from 7 European countries (France, Italy, Malta, Ireland, Finland, Latvia, Slovenia) consisting of a mix of public authorities at national, regional and local level and agencies having a delegation of competences from their public authority.

Creating effective tourist destinations

Tourist SMEs need favourable conditions to succeed and to increase their competitiveness.  Only a well-managed "Destination" can offer such conditions.. how?

• Strengthening the identity of the territory
• Establishing a territorial tourist development strategy
• Ensuring a cohesion between the various tourist offers in the area
• Allowing cooperation among stake holders & an effective governance system

The project: exchange of experiences and knowledge transfer

Thanks to the interregional exchange, the analysis of policies and best practices from different countries and the involvement of relevant stakeholders within each area, the partners will have the opportunity to improve their territorial policies or to develop new destination management projects (action plans), giving an effective support to SMEs of the tourist sector.