Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

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Description (EN):

The purpose of this bridging project is to explore the options and support for a new approach to tourism in the northern periphery and Arctic, that of ‘circular tourism’ – the creation of tourism products, goods and services without wasting limited resources, and not only limiting the impact of tourism on the environment but to ‘leave things better’. The project partners ail to build upon the circular tourism model, however, by exploring the integration of regenerative tourism practices that aim to steward the natural resources on which tourism depends and create a closer match between what the community wants to share and what the visitor values. Mass tourism, based on an traditional model, is now falling short of its promise. Even pre-COVID it was producing diminishing returns for providers and host communities, overcrowding destinations, commoditizing unique places into homogenised ‘products’ and placing excessive pressure on scarce resources. The impact of the pandemic has served to underline the fragility of many tourism businesses and the economies of the communities which are dependent on it. What is now needed is a form of tourism that is more resilient and enables both the planet and all those involved to flourish. The aim of Tourism360 is to undertake four case studies, to a) develop a high-level understanding of what elements of circular, and regenerative, tourism are already being implemented, with a recognition of good practice; b) engage with end-users – tourism SMEs, DMOs and key stakeholders – in four regional case studies through workshops, surveys and interviews; and c) synthesise the outputs to develop a circular tourism model for destinations, which also draws in elements of regenerative tourism. The deliverable will be a final report that combines the first two reports and presents a model for circular tourism which would be developed, pilot tested and promoted in a consequent main NPA project.

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

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Tourism

Specific Objective: Greater market reach beyond local markets for SMEs in remote and sparsely populated areas

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03d) supporting the capacity of SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets, and to engage in innovation processes

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: University of the Highlands and Islands

Department: Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research and Centre for Mountain Studies

Address: Ness Walk 12b, IV3 5SQ Inverness, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uhi.ac.uk

Total budget: EUR 25 076.65

ERDF budget: EUR 16 299.82

Rannsóknamiðstöð ferðamála

Name: Rannsóknamiðstöð ferðamála

Address: Borgir w/Norðurslóð, IS-600 Akureyri, Iceland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rmf.is

Total budget: EUR 22 986.25

Háskóli Islands - Rannsóknasetur á Hornafirđi

Name: Háskóli Islands - Rannsóknasetur á Hornafirđi

Department: Hornafjordur Research Center

Address: Litlubru 2, IS 780 HORNAFJORDUR, Iceland

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://rannsoknasetur.hi.is/hornafjordur

Total budget: EUR 23 000.00

Karelia-ammattikorkeakoulu

Name: Karelia-ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Energy and environmental technology

Address: Tikkarinne 9, 80200 Joensuu, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.karelia.fi

Total budget: EUR 25 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 16 250.00

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Icelandic Tourism Research Centre

Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

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University of Iceland - Hornafjordu Research Center

Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

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Karelia University of Applied Sciences

Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

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University of the Highlands and Islands

Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

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Project name (EN): Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

Project acronym: Tourism360

Project start date: 2022-01-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 96 062.90

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 32 549.82

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 32 549.82.

Third-country contribution: Iceland: EUR 27 591.75 (ERDF equivalent only)

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

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

2023-11-02

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

152 / 152 (100%)

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

779 / 779 (100%)

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Tourism360: A Circular Tourism Approach in Arctic Destinations

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