i-STARS PROJECT: CALL FOR CONSULTANTS & EXPERTS​ ISLANDS, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

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The Observatory on Tourism of the European Islands - OTIE launches in Italy and islands, the call for experts, consultants, and companies, which will aim to guide small and medium-sized tourism enterprises towards the transition to sustainability. 
This is a planned action of the I-STARS project, Island Sustainable Tourism Action through Resilient SMS, designed with the INSULEUR association and coordinated by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce.
The project, supported by the economic contribution of the European Commission, involves Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Spain, and Italy through the work of partners such as the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce, Insuleur, Vagabond Tour, the Chamber of Commerce of Palma de Mallorca and the Foundation Majorca Tourism and for Italy, the Observatory on Tourism of the European Islands - OTIE. 
OTIE, will publish a notice addressed to small and medium-sized island enterprises by the end of the year. At least 25 of them will receive a voucher of a maximum value of € 5,600.00 to receive advice from experts and professionals specialized in sustainable tourism.
Small and medium-sized businesses on the islands will be able to use the voucher to cover the cost of an assessment of sustainability performance fully; for certification systems and labels; for a strategic plan for sustainable tourism; a marketing plan for sustainable products; for sustainability measures and protocols and energy, green, and other actions.
OTIE has just published a call for tender for italian professionals and experts on sustainability issues who intend to be included in a national register to which businesses can turn to allocate their vouchers, obtaining concrete support whose cost is entirely covered by the I-STARS project. 
 The call will remain open after that date until the required number of consultants  and experts has been reached.