Active tourism forum “Cycling and tourism: – Win-Win combination” >> AGENDA
13:00 – 13:10 Welcome speeches 🗣– Ivan Jurilj, Director of the Office for European Integration of the West Herzegovina Canton – Zdenko Ćosić, Prime Minister of the West Herzegovina Canton (TBC)
13:10 – 13:30 Presentation of the results of the project “Cycling Rural” – Ana Soldo, project manager, Government Office for European Integration of the West Herzegovina Canton
13:30 – 13:50 Presentation of the results of the project “Cycling Rural” – Tonka Tomašević, project coordinator, Tourist Board of Herceg Novi, Montenegro
13:50 – 14:10 Presentation of new initiatives and good practices in the development of cycling tourism in Istria – Martin Čotar, Head of the Department for Active Tourism, Istrian Development Agency – IRTA
14:10 – 14:30 Presentation of the institutional and planning approach to the development of cycling tourism – Zoran Klarić, Scientific Adviser, Institute of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia
14:30 – 14:50 Presentation of Lifestyle Promotion on Wheels – Dražen Breitenfeld – Author and blogger, Pedaling – Tportal.hr
14:50 – 15:20 Presentation of new initiatives in cycling tourism and possible cross-border cooperation- Ivan Jurilj, Director of the Office for European Integration of the West Herzegovina Canton and Toni Zorić, President of Herzegovina Bike and President of the Cycling Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
15:20 – 15:50 Panel discussion – moderator Boris Čerkuč ➡ Refreshment and informal discussion
The project “Cycling routes for the improvement of natural and cultural heritage of Herzegovina and Montenegro – Cycling Rural” started on October 1, 2019. Implementation will last for 18 months. The total value is around € 495,000, of which the European Union has provided a € 400,000 grant. The project holder is the Office of the Government for European Integration of the West Herzegovina Canton, and the partners are the cities of Široki Brijeg and Ljubuški, the municipalities of Posušje and Grude, and the Tourist Organization of Herceg Novi from Montenegro.
