Innovation and Continuing Education in Destination Management Erasmus Project

Project Title

Innovation and Continuing Education in Destination Management

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Cooperation between educational institutions and business; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The project Innovation and Continuing Education in Destination Management (DEMINA) was planned with the aim of closing the current gaps in educational materials and methodologies for destination management and strategic tourism development.

Objectives of the project are as follows:

• enhance the qualification / professionalisation of destination organizations and teach them to work with effective tools for increasing their knowledge and skills;
• define new professional qualifications at European level for the Destination Organization Worker and the Destination Organization Manager;
• create a unique educational and methodological tool for destination audit and management, thus strengthening the training offer in this area;
• promote destination audit expertise as part of destination management qualifications in partner countries;
• promote and expand interest in destination management in order to contribute to a greater interest in the sustainable development of tourism and regions and related policies;
• strengthen at EU level a network of DM specialists, enabling the exchange of expertise to continuously improve their professional knowledge and skills.

The project thus focuses on the following specific areas:

• Innovation in destination management
• the cost-effectiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of financial investment in the development of tourism destinations
• improving the skills of managers and workers in the field of destination management and strategic tourism development
• application of the European concept of Tourism Learning Areas
• strategic and proces-orientated tourism planning

The project will implement two outputs:
1. Creation of methodological publication European Model and Methodology for Destination Management and Audit
2. Creation of a training program for destination management staff and staff responsible for the development of tourism at public level, applicable both to the lifelong training of tourism workers and to the training of future tourism workers

The project will also include an international five-day seminar for destination experts from partner countries focused on theoretical and practical teaching of the issue, conducted in a real destination and with real data.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 183408 Eur

Project Coordinator

Vysoká škola hotelová v Praze 8, spol.s.r.o & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• BALTIJAS STARPTAUTISKA AKADEMIJA
• UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY
• Lokalna razvojna agencija Pins
• Institut pro trénink pohostinnosti
• Fundacja Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
• Aydin Valiligi