Contest for Ilindan – Historic Re-enactment Events and Outdoor Tourism

PROJECT OVERVIEW
Programme: CBC SRB-MNE 2014-2020
Call for Proposals: 3rd
Contract No. 48-00-00163/2021-28-11
Project Title: Contest for Ilindan – Historic Re-enactment Events and Outdoor Tourism
Specific objective of the Programme: 3.1. Improving capacities for exploiting tourism potentials
Programmes’ result: 3.1.1 Joint tourist products enhanced
Project budget: Total contract amount (€):

 

 Contracted amount

EU (€)

and

% of total contract amount:
324,931.10 248,474.81 (76,47%)
Beneficiaries of funds: Lead applicant: Co-applicants:
SRB:

Tourist organization of Priboj

 MNE: Diocese of Budimlje and Nikšić

MNE: Tourist Organization of Nikšić
Location of the action: SRB: MNE:
Priboj Nikšić
Target groups:  Traditional religious communities; local & national tourist agencies; cultural sector students and youth, academic community, historic re-enactment activists, media
Commencement date and project duration:  22.11.2023, 24 months
Overall objective:  To contribute to sustainable exploitation of tourism potentials of the programme area through joint enhancement of religious cultural and recreational tourism
Specific objective(s): To contribute to enhancement of joint religious cultural and recreational products through establishing and promotion of historic re-enactment events, recreational content and development of natural and historic locations and promotion of integrated cross-border tourism products
Estimated results: 1.1.1      Infrastructure and suprastructure for participating location for faclitating events, camping and outdoor tourism established

1.1.2      Existing joint cross-border religious and cultural festivals enhanced by streinghtening the target groups, regulatory framework  and creation of additional joint cross-border historic reenatcments and demonstrations

1.1.3      Project results, locations and products successfully branded and promoted 
Main activities

(in relation to the estimated results of the action):

 А 1.1.1.1 Constructing and arranging health trails with auxiliary equipment next to Pribojska Banja Monastery complex in Priboj Municipality.

А 1.1.1.2 Installation and equipping of camping facilities for camping and glamping activities in the vicinity of Samograd Castrum and Monastery,

 А 1.1.1.3 Installation and equipping of camping facilities for camping, glamping and equestrian activity for project events in the vicinity of St. Elijah church on Lukavica Mountain, Nikšić

 

А 1.1.2.1 Initial reach out to target groups with a kick of cross-border conference

А 1.1.2.2 Creating of the joint programme of historic re-enactments for participating locations.

А 1.1.2.3 Equipment and supplies procurement for historic re-enactments

А 1.1.2.4 Organizing three joint cross-border events of historic re-enactments which supplement existing local religious and cultural festivals.

А 1.1.2.5 Inclusion of events and services developed in two local government action plans

А 1.1.2.6 Creation and adoption of local regulatory framework that protect participating location from the risks of ecologically, culturally and commercially unsustainable exploitation.

А 1.1.3.1 installation, programming and putting to use by the public of smart info boards with touchscreens on participating locations

А 1.1.3.2 Staging press conferences

А 1.1.3.3 Creation and distribution of promo video clips for products developed.

А 1.1.3.4 Branding of project locations, products and project visibility 

А 1.1.3.5 Creation and distribution of project promo materials.
Achieved results:

Result 1.1.1: Improved Cross-Border Religious Tourism Infrastructure and Tourism Products

  • Facilities enhanced for pilgrimage/cultural purposes: 2
  • Joint souvenir collections developed, created and distributed: 1
  • Souvenir collection kits developed and distributed: 200
  • Joint cross-border conference on religious tourism conducted: 1
  • Stakeholder representatives participating in the conference: 30
  • Improved tour itineraries developed: 3
  • Tours successfully piloted: 1
  • New joint tourism products developed: 1
  • Local tourist agencies including the new tourism product in their offer: 3

Result 1.1.2: Enhanced Human Capacity and Institutional Cross-Border Cooperation

  • Joint cross-border trainings organized: 2
  • Training participants: 50
  • Tourism workers with enhanced capacities in religious tourism management: 25
  • Tourism providers with increased competitiveness: 12
  • Organizations/institutions with increased capacities: 13
  • Hospitality workers trained: 25
  • Increase in licensed tourist guides: 3
  • Existing tourism offers integrated: 2
  • Cross-border study visits organized: 2
  • Tourism stakeholders with improved tourism management capacities: 30

Result 1.1.3: Improved Joint Religious Tourism Offer Promoted

  • Manuals/guidelines/handbooks developed: 1
  • Tourism fairs attended: 2
  • Organizations participating in fairs: 7
  • Fair participants: 50
  • Information and promotion events organized: 8
  • Participants in information and promotion events: 288
  • Sojourn taxes charged through beneficiary facilities and local tourist agencies: 2,300
  • Promotional materials produced and distributed: 1 promotional video, 4 roll-ups, 300 T-shirts, 300 hats, 300 folders, 300 promotional bags, 300 notebooks, 300 mugs, 700 brochures, and 1,000 handbooks on religious tourism.
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