To diversify the EU tourism offer, the European Commission offers co-funding through the COSME programme to sustainable transnational tourism products.
These are thematic tourism products such as transnational itineraries, routes, trails focusing on different themes such as: environmentally friendly tourism, sports tourism, food and wine tourism, health and wellbeing tourism, nature tourism, or ‘slow tourism’ – travel which allows tourists to engage more fully with communities along their route.
The aim of this initiative is to
- strengthen transnational cooperation in sustainable tourism
- encourage greater involvement in sustainable tourism for small and micro enterprises, and local authorities
- stimulate competitiveness in the European tourism sector
Projects awarded funding in 2020
Six projects are being co-financed under the 2019 call for proposals ‘Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer’ (COS-TOURCOOP-2019-3-01). These projects aim at
- reinforcing transnational and cross-border cooperation to enable sustainable growth of tourism SMEs
- cultivating SMEs’ capacities and skills for solutions for more sustainable management and tourism sustainability in general
- encouraging innovative solutions for sustainable tourism through cross-sectoral cooperation
Coordinating organisation |
Project |
Project description |
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Chamber of Commerce of Marche Region (CCIAAM) | CEnTOUR - Circular Economy in Tourism | |
X23- the Innovation Bakery | EU ECO-TANDEM programme | |
European Centre for Eco and Agro Tourism (ECEAT) | SUSTOUR – Promoting sustainability among the European tour operator sector through a business led approach. | |
Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation (BCC) | Tourban - Accelerating SME capacity and inn Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation (BCC) | |
Consulta Europa Projects and Innovation S.L / CE | TOURISME - Improving sustainability of tourism SMEs through knowledge transfer, international cooperation and multi-stakeholder engagement | |
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, HNEE (Germany) | ETGG2030 - European Tourism Going Green 2030 | Info + presentation |
Projects awarded funding in 2015
Ten projects are being co-financed under the 2015 call for proposals, 'Diversifying the EU tourism offer and products - Promoting transnational thematic tourism products'.
They aim at promoting the development and promotion of transnational tourism products in the fields of a) sport and/or wellness and b) cultural or industrial heritage.
Coordinating organisation |
Project |
Project description |
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VisitBrabant (The Netherlands) |
PITCH VGE Promoting International Tourism for Culture and Heritage Van Gogh Europe |
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CULTUREPOLIS (Greece) |
DIVERTIMENTO Diversifying tourism offers in peripheral destinations with heritage-based products and services, |
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Westcountry Rivers Trust (UK) |
FishTrail |
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University of Central Lancashire, Institute of Transport & Tourism (United Kingdom) |
EV5-VRF EuroVelo 5 cycle route – Via Romea Francigena |
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Fédération Française d'Equitation (France) |
EERA European Equestrian Route d’Artagnan |
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APIFORM s.r.l. (Italy) |
GENIUS LOCI |
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Catalan Tourist Board (Spain) |
Hiking Europe discovering Rural Europe through hiking trails |
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Mancomunidad del Norte de Gran Canaria (Spain) |
TastyCheeseTOUR |
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Municipality of Brindisi (Italy) |
Well-O-live Wellness and wellbeing experience across the European Routes of the Olive Tree |
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UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA (Spain) |
SUNRISE Green Room – SUrfiNg Routes In a Sustainable Europe |
Projects awarded funding in 2014
Five projects are being co-financed under the 2014 call for proposals, Diversifying the EU Tourism Offer and Products - Sustainable Transnational Tourism Products . They aim at promoting sustainable transnational tourism products in sport or wellness activities in coastal, maritime, mountain or rural tourism. The projects started on 1 June 2015 and will last for a period of 18 months.
Coordinating organisation |
Project |
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Fomento de San Sebastián (Spain) |
SurfingEurope project description (114 kB) |
Fondazione Campus (Italy) |
The Heritage of Olive Tree for Sustainable Tourism (HOST) project description (14 kB) HOST project presentation (733 kB) |
EURAC - Institute for Regional Development and Location Management (Italy) |
Silver Via Alpina Yellow Trail (SilViAlp) project description (60 kB) |
Travelecoology (Spain) |
WILDSEA Europe project description (457 kB) |
EGWA - European Greenways Association (Spain) |
Greenways Outdoor project description (17 kB) |
Projects awarded funding in 2013
Six projects were awarded co-funding under the 2013 call for proposals, ‘Supporting the enhancement and promotion of transnational thematic tourism products’. The projects started on 1 April 2014 and will last for a period of 15 or 18 months.
Coordinating organisation |
Project |
Results |
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Le Città Invisibili (Italy) |
EcoDots - European Green Travel (147 kB) |
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Provinzia di Mantova (Italy) |
Eurovelo 8 –the Mediterranean Route (172 kB) |
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European Cyclists’ Federation (Belgium) |
EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail (152 kB) |
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University of Eastern Finland, Centre for Tourism Studies (Finland) |
Rural Wellbeing Tourism Products of Northern Europe (ProWell) (92 kB) |
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Danube Competence Center (Serbia) |
Cultural Routes in the Middle and Lower Danube Region II – Roman Emperors Route and Danube Wine Route going to Market (244 kB) |
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Chambre de Commerce Belgo-Italienne (Belgium/Italy) |
Tastes of Trappists (156 kB) |
Results of transnational projects supported in 2012 – 2014
Coordinating organisation |
Project |
Results |
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City of Limoges (France) |
CERA-DEST - Ceramic destinations for sustainable tourism (74 kB) |
Results CERA-DEST (133 kB) |
Diputació de Barcelona – Barcelona Province Council (Spain) |
Results EUquus (204 kB) |
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Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (Spain) |
Greenways Product (157 kB) |
Results Greenways product (3 MB) |
Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay (France) |
Project Loci Iacobi 2 - The Saint James Ways as a means of European sustainable tourism development (91 kB) |
Results Loci Iacobi 2 (54 kB) |
Municipality of Bullas, Murcia (Spain) |
Secret Wine Tours - Discover the hidden charms of Europe (145 kB) |
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Regione Veneto (Italy) |
Venetian Routes: Enhancing a shared European multi-cultural sustainable Tourism (VeRoTour) (98 kB) |
Results VERO TOUR (112 kB) |
EXIT TIM DOO, Private Limited Company (Serbia) |
WBAADT - Western Balkan Adventure and Discovery Tour (199 kB) |
Results WBAADT (344 kB) |
Results of transnational projects supported in 2011 - 2013
Coordinating organisation |
Project |
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Naturefriends International (Austria) |
DanubeHIKE (255 kB) |
European Greenways Association (Spain) |
Greenways4Tour (1 MB) |
Province of Utrecht (The Netherlands) |
Limes Tourism Connection (79 kB) |
European Cyclists' Federation (Belgium) |
EuroVelo.com (384 kB) |
Associazione Europea delle Vie Francigene (Italy) |