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3 Oct 2018, Budapest, Kick-off conference for EcoVeloTour DTP project

Kick-off conference EcoVeloTour project "Fostering enhanced ecotourism planning along the Eurovelo cycle route network in the Danube region"

Kick-off conference EcoVeloTour project "Fostering enhanced ecotourism planning along the Eurovelo cycle route network in the Danube region"
Preliminary program:
8:30 – 9:00 Arrival and registration
9:00 – 9:05 Introduction of the Day (Moderator)
9:05 – 9:10 Welcome by the Corvinus University of Budapest
9:10 – 9:15 Welcome by the City of Budapest, District 14 Zugló Municipality
9:15 – 9:20 Welcome by the Danube Transnational Programme
9:20 – 9:45 Government Commissioner for Active Hungary – Révész Máriusz
9:45 – 10:00 EUSDR PA3 cycling and ecotourism, Bulgaria - Ministry of Tourism, Romania - Ministry of Tourism
10:00 – 10:30 Cyclist EcoTourism in Europe through global perspectives (European Travel Commission)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30 Introduction of EcoVeloTour by the City of Budapest, District 14 Zugló Municipality
11:30 – 11:50 Beneficial results of bicycle tourism for the regions - examples from Central Europe - Dr. Michael Meschik (The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ,Vienna – Institute for Transport Studies)
11:50 – 12:10 Ecosystem services and ecotourism - Dr. György Pataki (Corvinus University of Budapest)
12:10 – 12:30 Hungarian Tourism Agency, local perspectives in active and ecotourism (tbc)
12:30 -13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:10 Connecting the Dots – introduction of related projects
Amazon of Europe Bike Trail; CHESTNUT; DANUrB; INSiGHTS; TransDanubePearls (tbc)
14:10 – 15:00 Working group discussion – Cyclist ecotourism
Chair: The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ,Vienna – Institute for Transport Studies
15:00 – 15:20 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:20 Working group discussion - Tourism development through integrating nature's services - best practices and case studies Chair: Corvinus University of Budapest
16:20 – 16:30 Closing remarks. End of the conference.

date: 26.09.2018,
source: Zuglo region municipality, Budapest

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