The Project “TOURAGE – Developing Senior Tourism in Remote Regions” organizes its Final Conference ”Developing Senior Tourism in Remote Regions – Experiences and the Way Forward” on 18th September 2014 in the Committee of the Regions, Brussels (Belgium). On that occasion, the results of the project will be presented and discussed, accompanied by the keynote speeches from the EU level institutions and organisations.
The three-year project seeks to enhance regional economy by the means of senior tourism development through identifying the responsible personnel of regional authorities, decision-makers and politicians in the field; its challenges and benefits, its future and trends and above relevant good practices. It brings together partners from 11 EU regions and 9 Member States.
The event is targeted for the regional, national and EU level policy-makers, European networks and organisations on tourism, ageing and demographic change. The aim is to disseminate the project results and discuss on senior tourism development potentials and to provide a platform for networking on European level. Nearly hundred participants are expected to participate in the event which is hosted by Alternate Member of the Latvian Delegation to the Committee of the Regions Mr. Edvīns Bartkevičs and keynote speech will be held by Mr. Pedro Ortún, Director for Service Industries, Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry, European Commission.
To register, please return this online registration form by 4th September