Day 1
8 October, Friday
13.00 - 17.00 CET/ 14.00-18.00 EET
Day 2
9 October, Saturday
10 -12 CET/11-13 EET
Track chair:
Prof. Renata Tomljenović , Institut za turizam, Zagreb, Croatia
Track co-chair:
Rationale
the track is aiming to discuss new emerging topics and form of tourism development in COVID times with concrete implementation options and projects
Objectives
TRACK AGENDA
Introduction to new forms of tourism and Digital Nomads
Mljet presentation as DNRW friendly island
New forms of tourism
Tourism Integration
Technical and operational aspects
Cooperation and marketing channel
Implementation
Panel session
DNRW freindly islands and digital villages - what is needed to make it work ?
Moderator:
Panelists:
TRACK OUTCOME
8 October, Friday
13.00 - 17.00 CET/ 14.00-18.00 EET
Day 2
9 October, Saturday
10 -12 CET/11-13 EET
Track chair:
Prof. Renata Tomljenović , Institut za turizam, Zagreb, Croatia
Track co-chair:
Rationale
the track is aiming to discuss new emerging topics and form of tourism development in COVID times with concrete implementation options and projects
- Challenges and opportunities for tourism in COVID time
- Digitalization and Smart Tourism - new opportunities, exchange of experiences
- New forms of tourism and rethinking and mobilizing traditions forms of tourism
- Benefit of new forms of tourism to local society and integration of new business solutions
- International / Nordic and Northern European connections and matchmaking
- Concrete implementation and demonstrations
- Projects
Objectives
- to identify new forms of tourism that can be put in to practical implementation
- to collect and to identify and to promote possibilities of DNRW tourists staying on Mljet island of season for a longer time
- to develop partnership local and international partners to develop pilot project on DNRW friendly Mljet islands
TRACK AGENDA
Introduction to new forms of tourism and Digital Nomads
- New forms of tourism, remote work as an opportunity to develop safe, socially responsible sustainable tourism on islands, rural areas and in small cities.
- presentations of touristic services by islands, rural communities, tourist broads
- Best practices, and experiences of rural areas and islands
- Digital Nomads and Remote Workers (DNRW) tourism
Mljet presentation as DNRW friendly island
New forms of tourism
- Thematic tourism
- Cultural tourism
- Gastro tourism
- Artistic residencies
- Volunteering tourism business cases, examples and new opportunities
- Tourism and peacekeeping
- Homes exchange touristic program
Tourism Integration
- Social entrepreneurship and volunteering tourism vs thematic tourism for rural/islands communities and schools
- Smart Tourism
Technical and operational aspects
- Digitalization and role of ICT , Data Analytics and digital tools in tourism and marketing
- Tourists Health safety for 2021 summer autumn tours
Cooperation and marketing channel
- Finnish, Central Baltic, N. European tourism agencies presentations and experiences
- thematic tourism opportunities (could be put online) from Baltic and Adriatic regions/islands
Implementation
- Session on discussion of common interests , cooperation possibilities , new projects )open for proposals)
- Marketing matchmaking session (on line tools to be activated)
- partnership for DNRW friendly island
Panel session
DNRW freindly islands and digital villages - what is needed to make it work ?
Moderator:
Panelists:
TRACK OUTCOME
- Repository of touristic offers from islands and LAG5 , Konavle rural areas including volunteering, digital nomads, cultural, education, schools exchange tourism (to be put on line)
- Discussions and participants views of business perspectives and feasibility of new forms of tourism development *thematic tourism, volunteering tourism, artistic ,scientific c residency)
- Discussion of common interests , cooperation possibilities , new projects (open for proposals) for Digital Village on Smart DNRW friendly islands
- Marketing matchmaking session (on line tools to be activated), marketing channels proposals review , SWOT
- local business and project , partnership proposals, cooperation projects development
- staring community building for Digital Village on Smart DNRW friendly islands partnership for DNRW friendly island (local and international) in cooperation with TRACK 2 (Science)