Inspirational new ecotourism idea
Project invites participants to design their own ecotourism trip prize
INSPIRECO project is inviting the public to design their own trip to the Turkish region of Isparta. The winner will travel to Isparta where they will experience a part of the adventure they have designed.
The proposed trip should take place in the Isparta region of Turkey. It should be 3 days/2 nights long. The focus of the trip is ecotourism, hence Isparta’s key ecotourism advantages must be depicted.
The traveller must visit at least one national park and enjoy two experiences; one lake- related and one carpet-related. Additionally, silver lining of the ecotrip must be the famous Isparta rose.
They are encouraged to make their itinerary as environmentally friendly as possible by focusing on green outdoor activities, sustainable transport options, eating local produce, getting involved in traditional activities with locals and using travel providers that help protect culture and environment.
Eligibility: participants from EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Turkey can enter
Format: itineraries should be submitted in the English language in two formats: a) word document (max. 5,000 characters) and ALSO b) picture/poster (.jpg., .png, max. 2 MB)
Submission: via e-mail to t[email protected]
Deadline: 6 October 2014, 23:59 hours CET
Judges: seven-person jury composes of INSPIRECO project partners
Selection criteria: solutions submitted in time will be evaluated based on following criteria:
creative and innovative aspects of suggested itinerary
level of consideration of eco and sustainability aspects
Winner announcement: winners will be announced on 15 October 2014 on www.inspiroeco.eu
Prize: trip to INSPIRECO final conference in Isparta in Fall 2014 where the winning idea will be publicly presented (covering travel expenses from home country1, 2-night stay in Isparta, meals and local transport)
Sources of information:
- Tourism material provided by Isparta Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism (in English language):
- Short information on Isparta
- English brochure part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4
- http://www.goturkey.com/en/city/detail/isparta
- http://www.ispartakulturturizm.gov.tr/
- internet sources (Wikipedia, TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet, Google Maps, Google
- Earth….
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