ECOTOUR-NET Developing Ecotourism Network in the Black Sea Region

The EcoTour-Net project aims to contribute the development &

diversification of ecotourism activities taking care of natural and cultural

resources, to improve the welfare of the people in the Black Sea Basin, to

increase the average overnights of foreigners in the region, to diversify tourism products and services and to extend the tourism activities in line with the natural and cultural potentials of the region to i ncrease the number of tourism revenues and visitors.

A group of beneficiary and contributor partner countries and regions are in this “Black Sea Network”

1. Turkey - Şile

2. Ukraine - Zaporizhzhya

3. Greece - Xanthi

4. Georgia - Caucasus

5. Bulgaria - Byala

The project will interconnect target audiences with informative content of regions which are provided by contributors for a sustainable Tourism. The outcome will be united efforts of partners to create a joint marketing / promoting portal including ecotourism potential and services in the partner countries under the project.

18 trails and 48 locations in 5 regions -- 10 bicycle trails, 6 hiking trails, 2 training tour trails, 4 bird watching towers, 32 recreation spots, 10 photo benches and 2 local product sales points -- will be brought out with the contribution of all partner organizations in the project.