EcoVeloTour Fostering enhanced ecotourism planning along the Eurovelo cycle route network in the Danube region

  • EcoVeloTour - OB HAS COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL ECOTOURISM STRATEGY FOR EASTERN BAVARIA
    - 19-03-2021
    OB HAS COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL ECOTOURISM STRATEGY FOR EASTERN BAVARIA

    The strategy elaboration process included a desktop analysis of the offers in East Bavaria. The analysis focused on cycle tourism, cycle tourism offers of the accommodation companies and bicycle transport in public transport. Furthermore, tourism...

  • EcoVeloTour - Survey confirms the attractiveness of the EcoVeloTour SMART bike rest places concept
    - 17-03-2021
    Survey confirms the attractiveness of the EcoVeloTour SMART bike rest places concept

    In the winter semester 2020-2021 students of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna worked on various issues related to eco- and bicycle tourism as part of their bachelor thesis. One of them, Katharina Graus, chose the topic...

  • EcoVeloTour - The cyclist counters set in Serbia
    - 16-03-2021
    The cyclist counters set in Serbia

    Several small-scale infrastructure projects are included in EcoVeloTour project aiming to facilitate the implementation of the newly developed ecotourism strategies. Being Serbian EuroVelo coordinator, the Danube Competence Center was responsible...

  • EcoVeloTour - Transnational Market Research by UP
    - 11-03-2021
    Transnational Market Research by UP

    Within the Interreg Project EcoVeloTour it was necessary to gather an overview about regional specifics and the touristic structure in the participating countries along the EuroVelo network that focused on cycle- and ecotourism. Therefore,...

  • EcoVeloTour - CTS has completed the STRATEGY OF ECO-CYCLING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
    - 09-03-2021
    CTS has completed the STRATEGY OF ECO-CYCLING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

    During the development of the Strategy, we have first prepared the TOR and the content that the strategy should include, then we have introduced it to potential bidders for the development of the strategy and talked to experts in eco and cycling...

  • EcoVeloTour - New educational video about a one day cycling trip to the National Park Neusiedlersee -Seewinkel
    - 18-02-2021
    New educational video about a one day cycling trip to the National Park Neusiedlersee -Seewinkel

    You can watch the video on our YouTube channel.

  • EcoVeloTour - Possibilities of Development of Ecotourism in the Košice Region
    - 12-02-2021
    Possibilities of Development of Ecotourism in the Košice Region

    Košice Region Tourism, a partner of the EcoVeloTour project, invites you to an online conference. The conference is free of charge. Agenda: - Strategy for the development of ecotourism in the Košice region - Best practices in ecotourism...

  • EcoVeloTour - Transnational Event: Good examples for ecosystem service-based ecotourism development
    - 09-12-2020
    Transnational Event: Good examples for ecosystem service-based ecotourism development

    We continue the success story of EcoVeloTour! We are very pleased to report that our partner, BCE, brought the Rákos creek’s surrounding more sustainable to the involved not only on the Researchers' Night in Hungary, but also at their...

  • EcoVeloTour - EcoVeloTour on the Austrian platform “UNInteressant?“
    - 25-11-2020
    EcoVeloTour on the Austrian platform “UNInteressant?“

    An article about EcoVeloTour was published at the Austrian platform “UNInteressant?” (https://uninteressant.at/). “UNInteressant?” is a campaign that shows how the work of researchers affects specific areas of our daily lives. Together with the...

  • EcoVeloTour - Event “Sustainable cycle and eco-tourism in the national park Neusiedler See – Seewinkel”
    - 15-11-2020
    Event “Sustainable cycle and eco-tourism in the national park Neusiedler See – Seewinkel”

    Joachim Gauster, Lukas Hartwig, Paul Pfaffenbichler Institute for Transport Studies, BOKU                                 Vienna, 28/10/2020   Introduction On October 14, 2020, a team of five people from the EcoVeloTour partner...

  • EcoVeloTour - “Ecotourism along the Rákos-creek - exchange of municipal experience” - online event in Budapest
    - 13-11-2020
    “Ecotourism along the Rákos-creek - exchange of municipal experience” - online event in  Budapest

    A successful online event was hold on October 20, 2020 with the title "Ecotourism along the Rákos-creek - exchange of municipal experience", organized by the Corvinus University of Budapest and the Municipality of Budapest. The meeting generated...

  • EcoVeloTour - Transnational Event: Good examples for ecosystem service-based ecotourism development
    - 11-11-2020
    Transnational Event: Good examples for ecosystem service-based ecotourism development

    Corvinus University of Budapest organizes the next important event of EcoVeloTour project. The event’s theme will be the ecosystem services-based ecotourism. The aim of this online conference is to reach domestic target groups transferring the...

  • EcoVeloTour - Bicycle rest stop opening ceremony
    - 27-10-2020
    Bicycle rest stop opening ceremony

    INVITATION The Subotica-Palic Micro-regional Tourism Cluster invites you to the: Bicycle rest stop opening ceremony. Within the framework of EcoVeloTour - Fostering enhanced ecotourism planning along the Eurovelo cycle route...

  • EcoVeloTour - Awareness raising activity by OB
    - 16-10-2020
    Awareness raising activity by OB

    Invitation to journalists and the general public for an educational bike ride in spring of 2021. Visiting a sustainable rest place for cyclists in the small town of Tegernheim near Regensburg, knowledge transfer from the EcoVeloTour project and...

  • EcoVeloTour - Announcement Transnational Event National Park Neusiedlersee -Seewinkel
    - 09-10-2020
    Announcement Transnational Event National Park Neusiedlersee -Seewinkel

    On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, our project partner BOKU-ITS in cooperation with the National Park Neusiedlersee - Seewinkel organizes a Transnational Event in Illmitz, Burgenland. The National Park Neusiedlersee - Seewinkel is Austria's only...

  • EcoVeloTour - Awarded top 5 in the VCÖ Mobility Award 2020
    - 07-10-2020
    Awarded top 5 in the VCÖ Mobility Award 2020

    Finally, our project EcoVeloTour did not make it to the top of the VCÖ mobility award 2020, (VCÖ-Mobilitätspreis) but was awarded top 5 status. Furthermore, EcoVelotour was added to the VCÖ repository of “Exemplary Mobility...

  • EcoVeloTour - Conference about cycling at Marinaforum Regensburg
    - 01-10-2020
    Conference about cycling at Marinaforum Regensburg

    Network „sustainable-cycle-tourism“ in Eastern Bavaria Strategies for sustainable cycle tourism are the focus of a network meeting of 70 East Bavarian tourism experts, local politicians and service providers. Designed as a transnational...

  • EcoVeloTour - Study on SMART bike rest places concept development
    - 24-09-2020
    Study on SMART bike rest places concept development

    Our partner, Danube Competence Centre, wrote a Study on SMART bike rest places concept development. The spatial-program study aims to consider the resource and spatial possibilities and limitations of the construction of these objects, with...

  • EcoVeloTour - Awareness Raising Event by BOKU at Vienna
    - 07-09-2020
    Awareness Raising Event by BOKU at Vienna

    Small groups, great experiences! On September 2, 2020, the project partner BOKU-ITS organized an Awareness Raising Event at the Viennese Trailcenter Hohe Wand Wiese. In accordance with corona rules and the format of a guided tour, a...

  • EcoVeloTour - Free minds in startegy development - involve the students!
    - 10-08-2020
    Free minds in startegy development - involve the students!

    The students' research and ideas also help the strategic planning of the Rákos stream for cycling and ecotourism. The strategies are prepared by Corvinus University of Budapest lecturers and external experts as part of the EcoVeloTour...

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