EDEN in Europe
The European EDEN network consists of Member States and Candidate States that joined the EDEN project.
The European Destinations of Excellence project was formed in 2006 at the initiative of the European Commission. The main objective of the project is to promote and develop sustainable tourism at the national level. Diversity and common values help enhance the cooperation among the countries participating in the project. The entire project is spearheaded by charismatic individuals, whose extensive experience in tourism allow them to form a group of EDEN ambassadors.
All winning destinations make up the European network of EDEN destinations, for which the European Commission organises two workshops per year, at which destinations acquire knowledge on various topics related to the sustainable development of tourism and form many new ties with all parts of Europe.
EDEN55plusNW
The EDEN project also pays special attention to tourism among the elderly. The EDEN55plusNW project connects five EDEN destinations in Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia, and it is focused on promoting sustainable destinations in these countries among elderly tourists in the Italian market.
EDEN Ambassadors
EDEN project ambassadors on the national level are persons whose extensive experience and knowledge of tourism help promote its sustainable development. On a national level, they are selected by national tourist organisations. They include individuals from various social environments – journalists, travellers, authors, and artists. They believe in the basic idea of the EDEN project and their main goal is to enhance the public's awareness of the sustainable development of tourism and its promotion.
Dr Janez Bogataj, a Slovenian ethnologist and art historian is one of the nine selected individuals, ambassadors of the EDEN project.
For more information about the project, please contact:
Research, Development, Innovation and EU Projects Department
e-mail: rr@slovenia.info
Telephone: 01 589 8549
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