Island Sustainable Tourism Action through Resilient SMEs (I-STARS)
The project 'Island SustainableTourism Action throughResilientSmes- I-STARS', funded by the European Single Market Programme (SMP COSME), recognising this emerging need, aims to boost the island tourism ecosystem, ensuring that the recovery from the COVID19 crisis is harnessed to support the green and digital transition.The project is all about accompanying tourism businesses down their transition journey to sustainability & resilience in two steps:
- equip them with skills & knowledge on sustainability and responsible business practices;
- finance their sustainability transition journey through grants worth up to €5,600 per applicant.
About I-Stars |
It is now evident more than ever that in a post pandemic world, island tourism should not follow the ‘business as usual’ paradigm, but rather the pandemic should lead to a more responsible and sustainable type of tourism.
The EU co-funded project entitled Island Sustainable Tourism Action through Resilient SMEs (I-STARS) is all about helping tourism enterprises take their transformation journey down the 2030 road to recovery and sustainability. To this end, tourism businesses from Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Spain, will be boosted in as far as their development and capacity in the area of sustainable innovations is concerned. This will be achieved through a capacity building program tailored for tourism Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), as well as through a grant scheme of up to €5,600 for each business. Duration: January 2023 – December 2025 Budget: Total project budget €1,255,481.87 - EU Contribution €1,199,933.6 |
Partnership |
The I-STARS partnership includes 3 BSOs, 1 DMO, 5 tourism experts and 1 project manager. It brings together 6 partners from 5 EU countries (Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Italy and Ireland):
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