Sustainable Tourism

CEEweb’s sustainable tourism focus is the valorisation of natural and intangible cultural heritage as tourism asset and their contribution to regional economic development and social inclusion. High unemployment rate and social exclusion is recognisable in the rural and less visited areas of the Danube region, especially among different disadvantaged groups (youth, elderly, minorities, women and people with disabilities). Disparity in unemployment is also seen between western and eastern European countries and between EU countries and non-EU countries of the Danube region. Tourism as an important economic branch that hosts many employments is not evenly distributed within each country yet alone, region. Its richness is especially seen in the rural and less visited areas through local stories, legends and knowledge originating from this rich and amazing natural sites, however they are at major risk of being left out and/or forgotten. People holding this knowledge are already old or have emigrated these areas. Within CEEweb we would like to contribute to community development in rural and less visited areas through transnational valorisation of natural heritage and intangible cultural heritage that is deeply connected and intertwined with the local community.