Project Events
Second operational meeting
On 17th and 18th of December 2015 in Burgas was held the second operational meeting of the teams under project "From the Black Sea to the Aegean - new opportunities for tourism and accompanying business." At the meeting colleagues from both partnering organizations reported progress on the implementation of activities and discussed the organization and conduct of upcoming events. The general opinion of the team formed by the conducted up to now workshops in Burgas and Keshan was that the business and representatives of tourist companies show interest in developing routes, including new and unknown sights. The results from the discussion forum which was held earlier this month in Burgas were reported. At the forum were presented the studies of the potential of both regions and possible sights to be subject of subsequent project activities. General conclusions are that the inclusion of unknown objects and the establishment of new destinations would increase the tourist flow to these places and would be a prerequisite for the development of the local economy. The project team discussed the upcoming joint six-month period reporting from start of project activities. The reporting documents, protocols and annexes which must be completed and the required project reporting documentation were considered.
Third operational meeting
The next meeting of the teams for implementation of project "From the Black Sea to the Aegean - new opportunities for tourism and accompanying business" was held on 10th and 11th of March 2016 in Keshan. Both teams reported progress to date on activities and conducted controls on spot for reporting the work period. They discussed the upcoming April and May sightseeing tours of representatives of tour operators aimed at identifying suitable sights and attractions to be included in the new tourist destinations. Special programs for visiting tourist companies on the ground were discussed and offered. Various sights and attractions were discussed and a detailed plan for the conduct of the events was prepared.
Tour Operators’ tour - Burgas - Keshan – 25th April 2016 – 27th April 2016
At the end of April a group from Burgas Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited Kesan region, Turkey under project "From the Black Sea to the Aegean - new opportunities for tourism and accompanying businesses." Beside the project team, representatives of tour operator agencies in Burgas also participated. They had been exploring the region for three days identifying suitable sights and attractions to include in their new destinations. Bulgarian guests were welcomed in the small tourist town of Erikli, situated on the Aegean sea coast. There they got acquainted with the possibilities of accommodation and catering for tourists and established contacts with colleagues from the Turkish side. Our partners from CCI Keshan showed Burgas tour operators several sights in the region of interest.
Tour operators’ tour Keshan - Burgas 16th May 2016 – 18th May 2016
In implementing a project "From the Black Sea to the Aegean - new opportunities for tourism and accompanying business" in mid May representatives of the tourist business from Keshan visited the region of Bourgas. The purpose of the visit was to present to the Turkish tour operators unknown and little known attractions in the Strandja and the Southern Black Sea coast. As a result, the Turkish guests will determine which sights and places they can include in their tourist proposals and develop new tourist routes. The tour began from the town of Malko Tarnovo, where guests visited the museum complex. The first museum in the town of Malko Tarnovo was established in 1983 under the name "Museum complex Strandzha" and is the result of intensive work in the area of the program Strandzha-Sakar.
Fourth operational meeting
On 26th – 27th of May 2016 in Keshan was held the last operational meeting of the project team "From the Black Sea to the Aegean - new opportunities for tourism and accompanying business." Talks focused on the preparation of the project catalog, including the developed tourist strategy and tourist packages.
At the meeting the partnering teams reviewed comprehensively proposals for making the packages from both directions - Burgas - Keshan and Keshan - Burgas, including overall tourist service - transport, accommodation, catering and sights to visit. Sights, accommodation - hotels, guest houses and boarding houses, catering places - restaurants and places for entertainment were commented upon. Detailed description of packages is the end product of the project activities and could be offered in travel agencies catalogs. Colleagues of the two partnering organizations discussed the organization and conduct of the last joint event under the project - Final conference in Burgas, preparing presentations and speeches. The upcoming final reporting of project activities, achieved results and reporting of the indicators set out in the proposal were also talked over.
