One of the main results of network – compendium of best practices of local tourism services/products.
Best practice example – it is any kind of service or product, which is popular among tourists. Partners collected only innovative (on national or European level) and sustainable (having constant profit, working during all seasons) tourism services and products.
All best practice examples are described according to united questionnaire provided below.
During partner meeting in certain country partners had study visits to successful companies and organizations, met with their owners.
Best practice examples are collected into compendium, which contains tips, how to establish a successful tourism organization or company.
Network organizations will use this compendium for improvement their formal or/and informal training programmes for adults, spread best practice examples for people, willing to establish their own tourism business.
Compendium of best practice examples is the part of big product – “Innovative Tourism Kit”, which will contain (apart best practice examples) learning materials, instructions and tips, how to organize new service or product (for instance, how to evaluate the risk, cope with difficulties and etc.). It is planned to prepare and publish “Innovative Tourism Kit” under another Nordplus project (Development or Nordplus Horizontal) in the next few years.
Responsible organization for collection of best practice examples is Härjedalens Kulturcentrum from Sweden.
Best Practice Compendium (English version)
Best Practice Compendium (Swedish version)
Best Practice Compendium (Icelandic version)
Best Practice Compendium (Estonian version)
Best Practice Compendium (Lithuanian version)
One of the main results of network – compendium of best practices of local tourism services/products.
Best practice example – it is any kind of service or product, which is popular among tourists. Partners collected only innovative (on national or European level) and sustainable (having constant profit, working during all seasons) tourism services and products.
All best practice examples are described according to united questionnaire provided below.
During partner meeting in certain country partners had study visits to successful companies and organizations, met with their owners.
Best practice examples are collected into compendium, which contains tips, how to establish a successful tourism organization or company.
Network organizations will use this compendium for improvement their formal or/and informal training programmes for adults, spread best practice examples for people, willing to establish their own tourism business.
Compendium of best practice examples is the part of big product – “Innovative Tourism Kit”, which will contain (apart best practice examples) learning materials, instructions and tips, how to organize new service or product (for instance, how to evaluate the risk, cope with difficulties and etc.). It is planned to prepare and publish “Innovative Tourism Kit” under another Nordplus project (Development or Nordplus Horizontal) in the next few years.
Responsible organization for collection of best practice examples is Härjedalens Kulturcentrum from Sweden.
Best Practice Compendium (English version)
Best Practice Compendium (Swedish version)
Best Practice Compendium (Icelandic version)
Best Practice Compendium (Estonian version)
Best Practice Compendium (Lithuanian version)
Questionnaire
1. In which respect is the Best Practice Example, which you mention, innovative? And is it innovative for the local context (=import of an idea from another place) or in general?
2. Is the Best Practice Example sustainable? (This means, is it successfully running for an essential period of time despite seasonal tourism conditions.)
3. In which field of tourism is the Best Practice Example active? Which is the target group of the Best Practice Example?
4. Which strategies did the project owner develop to handle seasonal tourism? What is their business strategy?
5. What is their turnover rate? How do they generate turnover?
6. Did the Best Practice Example create working places? If yes, how many? Could local people be involved? Are the working places bound to the seasons? (For instance employment just during summer time)? How do the employees handle this situation?
7. What are the weak sides of the Best Practice Example? Are there task and circumstances they struggle with? Why?
8. How does the Best Practice Example handle environmental challenges? (e.g. external: missing snow in winter, internal: producing of waste, etc.)
9. How big is the patch of the Best Practice Example?
10. Is the success measurable in numbers of visitors or are there other factors (quality, quantity, reflection in media, making a place more interesting for visitors and thereby initiating other businesses)?
11. Which development potential does the Best Practice Example have? What is the vision of the Best Practice Example?
12. Can this Best Practice be applied to other locations?
13. Can you provide any tips for establishment of successful tourism business?
1. In which respect is the Best Practice Example, which you mention, innovative? And is it innovative for the local context (=import of an idea from another place) or in general?
2. Is the Best Practice Example sustainable? (This means, is it successfully running for an essential period of time despite seasonal tourism conditions.)
3. In which field of tourism is the Best Practice Example active? Which is the target group of the Best Practice Example?
4. Which strategies did the project owner develop to handle seasonal tourism? What is their business strategy?
5. What is their turnover rate? How do they generate turnover?
6. Did the Best Practice Example create working places? If yes, how many? Could local people be involved? Are the working places bound to the seasons? (For instance employment just during summer time)? How do the employees handle this situation?
7. What are the weak sides of the Best Practice Example? Are there task and circumstances they struggle with? Why?
8. How does the Best Practice Example handle environmental challenges? (e.g. external: missing snow in winter, internal: producing of waste, etc.)
9. How big is the patch of the Best Practice Example?
10. Is the success measurable in numbers of visitors or are there other factors (quality, quantity, reflection in media, making a place more interesting for visitors and thereby initiating other businesses)?
11. Which development potential does the Best Practice Example have? What is the vision of the Best Practice Example?
12. Can this Best Practice be applied to other locations?
13. Can you provide any tips for establishment of successful tourism business?