Baltic Tourism Academy and TEP
In April 1999, the EU granted the Baltic
City Tourism (BCT) project developed by seven member cities
(Rostock, Kalmar, Karlskrona, Nyköbing F, Gdynia, Vilnius,
Tallinn), within the Ecos-Ouverture Programme. The project
focuses on six modules: Baltic Event Calendar, Baltic Tourism
Academy, Baltic City Tourism Network, Baltic City Tourism
Conference and Market Place, Baltic Point and Project Management.
More information on the project can be obtained at www.balticevents.com.
The Baltic Tourism Academy (BTA) is a series
of seminars focusing on tourist events and happenings. When
the BCT project is finished, more seminars devoted to other
aspects of tourism, are planned. The first seminar will
be held in Kalmar on 23-24 January 2001 and will focus on
marketing and understanding of what makes people visiting
events. Subsequently each city (project partner) will also
host the seminar. All seven seminars will be held within
the period January–May 2001.
Invitations to the seminars will be sent
to the members of the Commission on Tourism and the Commission
on Culture. There is a limit of maximum 30 participants
for each seminar. The seminars will include lectures from
the universities and event managers. There will also be
active workshops where participants deal with given problems
in cooperation with people with different backgrounds.
The Commission on Tourism is also planning
a Tourism Exchange Programme (TEP). The TEP is now under
construction. It aims at the exchange of tourism staff between
the member cities. The concept is that the employer pays
for the wages of his own employee during his stay abroad.
The employer also pays for the accommodation of the person
coming to town in exchange for the one going abroad. The
TEP is going to pay for the administration, travelling and
pocketmoney for the person going abroad, depending on which
country he or she comes from.
During the spring 2001 there will also be
a general meeting of the UBC Commission on Tourism. Plans
are being made, so keep your eyes open! Have you got more
ideas for the Commission work? Please let us know!
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