Cross border cooperation –promoter of tourism development

generally by information in table 2 support in cross border regions in tourism sector
till nowadays are important.

The author gives detailed analyse of project “Tourism development epicentre in
Latvia- Estonia border regions” funded by Phare 2000 CBC programme. The main
aim of project was to diversify economy in project territory, to involve in tourism
sector as additional activity entrepreneurs, peasant farms, artisans and other
stakeholders. The project territory covers 18 local municipalities, 15 in Latvia border
territory and 3 in Estonia. One project partner was from Sweden. Duration of project
was 1 year.

Five tasks of project were:

□ To establish tourism coordination system in project territory;

□ To create new tourism supply;

□ To improve quality of services by training owners of tourism enterprises and
responsible persons of tourism issues in self-governments;

□ To improves accessibility of tourism objects by information signs;

□ To make advertisement or marketing of project short-term results and to speak
with institutions about problems of border crossing who prevent tourism
development in this area.

The tasks of project are successfully realised, cooperation between local
municipalities still work, number of tourists in the project territory are increased,
developed 5 new tourism routes, 30 persons are trained in border region, 24 persons
was visiting Sweden, printed maps and prepared edited information, experience in EU
projects and cooperation between local people and municipalities.

In the wider scale of project is achieved result cooperation between three nations:
Latvians, Estonians and Swedish.

Conclusions

In the all border area in Latvia are not so successful experience and so high level of
enthusiasm in people who are involved in tourism field. EU or other external funds
never will accept all projects therefore they came from border area. According this
author has to note that experience and knowledge, which are obtained in projects,
must be improved and used in sustainable way with main aim to develop cross border

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