DART - Development of Active and sustainable Regions

Programme 2000 - 2006 North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2024-11-16

Description

Description (EN):

Low cost airlines have diverted passenger traffic away from major airports into a number of smaller local airports across the NWE region but the spin-offs for the hosting regions have been few and far between. Three of these regions representing airport locations at Glasgow Prestwick (UK), Frankfurt Hahn (D) and Cork (IRL) have teamed up to see how they can jointly tap into existing passenger traffic and stimulate growth through tourist development in their area. But how can these rural regions find market niches that are complementary to high profile metropolitan destinations? The project’s strength lies in its truly transnational approach. Not only will the partnership take shape on paper through joint market studies and targeted strategies but it will also translate itself in joint marketing pilot actions (regional showcases, roadshows, events...) and in practical initiatives such as encouraging residents of the partner regions to visit other areas in the partnership. The project website will be both a joint marketing platform and a means of strengthening exchanges within the partnership. Joint training initiatives aiming at developing common quality standards and language proficiency will strengthen the cohesion of the partnership. Over the next 4 years €2.3 million will be invested in these various actions. As the project develops, the partners want to involve policy-makers and planners so that the findings are integrated into future policies but also community development companies, economic development and tourism agencies and private businesses so as to stimulate new job opportunities within the partnership areas.

Achievements (EN):

In addition to the formal output and reports, the individuals concerned in delivering the actions were requested to produce a qualitative analysis of the issues that presented during this and any difficulties, unexpected events/outcomes that arose etc. These have been collated and are available on the DART website. This information along with a limited photographic library will be accessible on the DART website. A more complete photographic record will be available on CDs that will then be distributed to a wide audience within the partner areas

Thematic information

Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Tourism Rural and peripheral development

Partners (14)

Lead Partner: South Ayrshire Council

Address: Newton House, 30 Green Street Lane, KA7 1DR Ayr, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH (RPT)

Name: Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH (RPT)

Address: D-56068 Koblenz, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Kreisverwaltung Rhein-Hunsruck

Name: Kreisverwaltung Rhein-Hunsruck

Address: 55469 Simmern, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Touristikgemeinschaft im Tal der Loreley e.V.

Name: Touristikgemeinschaft im Tal der Loreley e.V.

Address: 56329 St. Goar, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Blackwater Resource Development

Name: Blackwater Resource Development

Address: Cork, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

East Cork Area Development

Name: East Cork Area Development

Address: Cork, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Universität Kaiserslautern, Fachgebiet

Name: Universität Kaiserslautern, Fachgebiet

Address: 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Kreisverwaltung Bernkastel-Wittlich

Name: Kreisverwaltung Bernkastel-Wittlich

Address: D-54516 Wittlich, Germany

Legal status: n/a

A-la-Region®

Name: A-la-Region®

Address: 55469 Simmern, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH

Name: Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH

Address: 55483 Hahn-Flughafen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Hunsrück-Touristik GmbH

Name: Hunsrück-Touristik GmbH

Address: D-54411 Deuselbach, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Mosellandtouristik GmbH

Name: Mosellandtouristik GmbH

Address: D-54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Naheland-Touristik GmbH

Name: Naheland-Touristik GmbH

Address: D- 55606 Kirn / Nahe, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Volkshochschule Hunsrück

Name: Volkshochschule Hunsrück

Address: 55481 Kirchberg, Germany

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): DART - Development of Active and sustainable Regions

Project acronym: DART

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 391 960.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 352 690.00

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 North West Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-09-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

97 / 97 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

891 / 891 (100%)

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DART - Development of Active and sustainable Regions

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Partners (14)

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Summary

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