Keynote




   Pedro Antón Alonso, Chairman   1
INDEX



 EUREKATourism


 New approach


  New strategy




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EUREKATourism


1st international
initiative for R&D in
tourism
www.eurekatourism.eu




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What do we do?

      Build a network in which companies,
      associations, institutes of research and
    investigation as well as public bodies (local,
   regional, national…) can work jointly in order
       to promote R&D in the tourism sector.




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From 5 to 3…
                  2006:                                     2010:
                 5 areas                                  3 targets

   Area 1. Technologies for contents, creativity
            and personal development               Target 1. Human mobility
                                                        & Technology
        Area 2. Technologies: Support to
      public/private tourist companies and
                  organizations
                                                   Target 2. Sustainability in
    Area 3. Technologies. Contact with social
                  Challenges
                                                      Tourism thanks to
                                                          Technology
    Area 4. Technologies: Trust and security


    Area 5. Future and emerging technologies        Target 3. Defining the
                                                   Hotel of the 21st Century




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EUREKATourism… Revisited…

                     Why?

   Reality proved us wrong: the market need and
    demand made us change our strategy
   3 targets defined by Market and Users



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European Consulting Committee
    Information points in 11 European Countries




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New image, new website

Blog
• Updated constantly
• Support for companies and
organisations
• EUREKATourism News
• Calendar of Events of the Sector
Etc.




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Web
Twitter   LinkedIn




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European Communication




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Statistics

Since the launch of the new webpage, we’ve received a
better response from the visitors:
 Nearly 13 visits per day from 49 countries
 1086 pages visited
 2,12 pages / visit
 Average Time On Site: 3 minutes
 Etc.



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And now… EUREKATourism is…
   Around 600 experts registered in our website


   From Austria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
   Macedonia, Belorussia, Belgium, Bosnia and
   Herzegovina, Cyprus, Finland, France,
   Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
   Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain,
   Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom…



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More
     More dynamism
                          More presence                            Move towards
                                               Novelty
A wider contact network            More          larger network

                                   conference contact network
  More visits        More visibility
                                   s
                                          A wide

      A stronger European Consulting Committee
                                                  More efficient strategy
                                  More involvement
 Better                                                 More countries involved

 approach
 More tourism
                           more projects
                                                           More technology
                       Better approach   More actions

 More innovation              more activity
                                                         More European
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Projects
           Encouraging the generation of innovative
        technology project applied to the tourism sector


                      Through EUREKA framework
                                Through Eurostars
                                             …

“Every EUREKA TOURISM project begins with an idea and ends with an innovative product or service”


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Iberoeka Turismo
 Objective: Allow Latinamerican companies to set up
 their project within the Iberoeka programme and
 through international cooperation

 Project generation: tourism, R&D and innovation
 Within the CYTED – Iberoeka framework
 19 countries from Latin America, Portugal & Spain



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Priorities?

 Cooperation & coordination between countries
 Project assessment
 Access to national and international funding
  schemes
 Promotion, diffusion, training



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Thank you!




eureka.tourism@gmail.com

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Eureka tourism 2nd brokerage event

  • 1.
    Keynote Pedro Antón Alonso, Chairman 1
  • 2.
    INDEX  EUREKATourism  Newapproach  New strategy 2
  • 3.
  • 4.
    EUREKATourism 1st international initiative forR&D in tourism www.eurekatourism.eu 4
  • 5.
    What do wedo? Build a network in which companies, associations, institutes of research and investigation as well as public bodies (local, regional, national…) can work jointly in order to promote R&D in the tourism sector. 5
  • 6.
  • 7.
    From 5 to3… 2006: 2010: 5 areas 3 targets Area 1. Technologies for contents, creativity and personal development Target 1. Human mobility & Technology Area 2. Technologies: Support to public/private tourist companies and organizations Target 2. Sustainability in Area 3. Technologies. Contact with social Challenges Tourism thanks to Technology Area 4. Technologies: Trust and security Area 5. Future and emerging technologies Target 3. Defining the Hotel of the 21st Century 7
  • 8.
    EUREKATourism… Revisited… Why?  Reality proved us wrong: the market need and demand made us change our strategy  3 targets defined by Market and Users 8
  • 9.
  • 10.
    European Consulting Committee  Information points in 11 European Countries 10
  • 11.
    New image, newwebsite Blog • Updated constantly • Support for companies and organisations • EUREKATourism News • Calendar of Events of the Sector Etc. 11
  • 12.
    Web Twitter LinkedIn 12
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Statistics Since the launchof the new webpage, we’ve received a better response from the visitors:  Nearly 13 visits per day from 49 countries  1086 pages visited  2,12 pages / visit  Average Time On Site: 3 minutes  Etc. 14
  • 15.
    And now… EUREKATourismis…  Around 600 experts registered in our website  From Austria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Belorussia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom… 15
  • 16.
    More More dynamism More presence Move towards Novelty A wider contact network More larger network conference contact network More visits More visibility s A wide A stronger European Consulting Committee More efficient strategy More involvement Better More countries involved approach More tourism more projects More technology Better approach More actions More innovation more activity More European 16
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Projects  Encouraging the generation of innovative technology project applied to the tourism sector  Through EUREKA framework  Through Eurostars … “Every EUREKA TOURISM project begins with an idea and ends with an innovative product or service” 18
  • 19.
  • 20.
    Iberoeka Turismo  Objective:Allow Latinamerican companies to set up their project within the Iberoeka programme and through international cooperation  Project generation: tourism, R&D and innovation  Within the CYTED – Iberoeka framework  19 countries from Latin America, Portugal & Spain 20
  • 21.
    Priorities?  Cooperation &coordination between countries  Project assessment  Access to national and international funding schemes  Promotion, diffusion, training 21
  • 22.