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ST3ER project launches Call #2 for innovative tourism projects

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23 April 2025

ST3ER project launches Call #2 for innovative tourism projects

Adventure tourism

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The ST3ER project invites tourism SME start-ups from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, and Slovenia to apply by 10 June 2025 for financial and business support to implement their digital practices.

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ST3ER project

Topics
Geographical descriptors

Denmark

Ireland

Portugal

Slovenia

Spain

Organisation Type

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Digitalisation of tourism SMEs and destinations

    • Funding and support measures

    • Innovative tourism services

  • Business activities

    • Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

    • Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism

    • Air passenger transport

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Events catering and other food services

    • Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities

    • Gardens and nature reserves activities

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Mobile beverage services

    • Mobile food services

    • Museums

    • Operation of historical sites

    • Other

    • Other accommodation

    • Other amusement and recreation activities

    • Other food and beverage services

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Other tourism transportation activities

    • Rail Passenger transport

    • Recreational and sport activities

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

    • Road passenger transport

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

    • Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport

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The ST3ER project has announced its second call for submissions of innovative projects from tourism SME start-ups. This call invites applications for innovative digital and data-driven projects led by ambitious, experiential tourism-oriented SME start-ups, consisting of small teams of 2 to 10 people from partner countries such as Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, and Slovenia. Each project must incorporate at least one digital practice, such as Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Big Data and Data Analytics, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, or other digital practices related to tourism. The primary goal of this initiative is to boost the resilience and competitiveness of tourism SMEs by offering financial support, mentoring, training and learning opportunities, business support resources, and chances for co-creation and collaboration with relevant stakeholders. The total budget for this call is EUR 480,000, with up to EUR 30,000 in support available per project. 

For more details and to apply by 10 June 2025, please follow the attached link.

#Tourism development #Green transition #Digital nomadism #Innovation in tourism 

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