Promotion of sustainable tourism products

In the ten years of its existence ECEAT-Projects has initiated and worked on a wide variety of projects that helped to establish concrete contacts between sustainable tourism products and businesses and media.

Name:	MAST – Nepal project
Location:	Nepal
Funding:	UN Environmental Program
Position:	Subcontract
Date:	2007-2008
Description:	Promotion of sustainable tourism products to European touroperators, organisation of FAM trip.

Name:	Sustainable Tourism Business Promotion in West Africa
Location:	Western Africa
Funding:	EU PRO-INVEST
Position:	Main European partner
Date:	2007 - 2008
Description:	To facilitate business co-operation and matchmaking activities between eco-tourism partners in both Europe and the west African region, with an emphasis on the development of a high-value niche sustainable tourism market. The partners will develop and gain the required competencies and expertise from their European counterparts in the areas of knowledge transfer, management development, and other competencies in developing, packaging and marketing innovative sustainable tourism products. The project functions as a first and necessary step towards establishment of regulatory agencies to introduce standards, eco-labels, certification and quality control (as ECOWAS categorisation system for hotels).

Name:	SEAL – towards a Southern African Ecotourism Accreditation Label
Location:	Southern Africa
Funding:	ESSIP
Position:	Main European partner
Date:	2007-2008 2007 - 2008
Description:	Establishing a regional network of sustainable tourism products, intermediary organisations, government agencies and others with a stake in the sustainable and equitable development of tourism throughout the region. A platform will be created for co-learning, exchange, information sharing, quality promotion and collaborative marketing – all aimed at inculcating and incentivizing more sustainable tourism operations.

Name:	'Eko- Arrangementen'
Location:	Friesland, the Netherlands
Funding:	Province of Friesland
Position:	Project leader
Date:	2007 - 2008
Description:	Development of four ecological tour packages for the Province of Friesland, promote through brochures, media, travel agencies and website www.groene-arrangementen.nl.

Name:	Green Travel Market
Location:	Global
Funding:	Dutch Ministry of Environment / EU - LIFE program
Position:	Project leader
Date:	Continuous
Description:	An internet project to match rural, eco- and sustainable tourism products from transition and developing countries to tour operators in Europe and Northern America. Global service in co-operation with UNEP, Ecotrans, NFI, the Dutch Alps Platfrom and the Dutch Antillen project.

Name:	Duurzame arrangementen op het platteland van Noord-Holland
Date:	2004-2006
Location:	the Netherlands
Company:	Province of Noord-Holland European Orientation and Garantee founds for Agriculture
Position:	Project leader
Description:	Development and marketing of sustainable tourism packages around ECEAT accommodation and other (certified) sustainable accommodation in the Dutch province Noord-Holland. Activities, food and transport are as environmental friendly as possible. Second objective is to inform businesses in the whole province on how to work in a more sustainable way and to co-operate in networks in this region.

Name:	Link All
Location:	Latin America
Funding:	EU - @LIS Programme
Position:	Partner
Date	2003 - 2006
Description:	Assistance in the uptake of innovative IT practices, to support collaboration, promote exchange of experience and transfer of know-how and improve related skills in three targeted sectors - Crafts, Eco-Agro tourism and Culture, in order to help remote Latin American communities secure a sustainable and environmentally friendly economy, relying on their local natural, material and human resources.

Name:	Promote 100
Location:	Europe
Funding:	EU - Altener Programme
Position:	Subcontract
Date:	2003 - 2005
Description:	Promotion of rural areas with 100% renewable energy supply, supply investment information to eco agro tourism farms

Name:	Link All
Location:	Global
Funding:	EU - @LIS Programme
Position:	Subcontract
Date:	2003 - 2005
Description:	Assistance in the uptake of innovative IT practices, to support collaboration, promote exchange of experience and transfer of know-how and improve related skills in three targeted sectors - CRAFTS, ECO-AGRO TOURISM and CULTURE, in order to help remote Latin American communities secure a sustainable and environmentally friendly economy, relying on their local natural, material and human resources.

Name:	VISIT
Date:	2001 – 2004
Location:	Europe
Funding:	EU DG Environment, LIFE programme
Position:	Project leader
Description:	VISIT (Voluntary Initiatives for Sustainability in Tourism), a project for the development of European standards for sustainable tourism in co-operation with existing labels in Europe (as well for destinations as accommodations). Execute an image campaign for ecotourism in the frame of the UN Year for Ecotourism 2002. Set up joint marketing and product development efforts in co-operation with major European marketing organisations (ANWB, ADAC). Most major tourism stakeholders in Europe support the project. Main project partners: ECEAT, Nature Friends International, Ecotrans and the Italian governmental agency for environmental protection.

Date:	1998
Location:	The Netherlands
Company:	Dutch Tourism Board (AVN) / National Union of Farmers
Position:	Consultant
Description:	Formulation of a Programme for the promotion on Internet of Rural and Green Tourism. Listing of tourism products (activities, accommodations) in Dutch rural areas developed within the National Rural Renewal Programme, and that are directed at community development, nature protection and alternative income generating activities.

Date:	1997
Location:	The Netherlands
Funding	Dutch Development Organisation (SNV)
Position:	Consultant
Description:	Development and co-ordination of a research (sales approach) on the market potential of community based tourism products from developing countries. Assessment of 160 European tour operators on their interest for ecotourism products. Development of a marketing strategy for the ecotourism products developed by the Dutch Development Organisation.

Date:	1996
Location:	Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, France
Company:	EU - DG ENV
Position:	Project leader
Description:	Introduction of Eco and Agro Tourism Organisations. Creation of a network of rural tourism operators for joint marketing. Development of products in co-operation with tour operators. Marketing of the products within local markets and within The Netherlands, Great Britain and Germany.