The RURALTOUR: A Training Programme for Sustainable Rural Tourism
The Erasmus+project RURALTOUR: A Training Programme for Sustainable Rural Tourism (2020-1-TR01-KA202-092185) was a Strategic Partnerships/Cooperation Partnerships (Key Action 2) project under the Erasmus+ program, granted by the National Erasmus+ Turkish Agency with €238.679,00. The project lasted from 31/12/2020 to 30/12/2022. Unfortunately, the Project website https://www.ruraltour.net/ is discontinued. The main goal of the RURALTOUR project was […]
The #AGRI&TOUR partners visit Bucharest not only for some wine tourism
As the project continues, it was time for another TPM thus the partners gathered in person in Romania for some discussion at the office and visiting some rural tourism and agritourism resources and facilities in the Bucharest region. This time ASE was our host. We started heading the Buzau County for a field visit on […]
Boosting rural entrepreneurship in agritourism with the STAY project
Setting up and running an agritourism business requires a wide range of knowledge (agriculture, legal and tax aspects, promotion and marketing, customer service, languages, IT, etc.), which cannot be acquired as a whole because neither universities nor VET centres offer this specific training. The professionalization of tourism is a key factor, which requires continuous training […]
Market research on agritourism in the #AGRI&TOUR project consortium countries: what we do have in common and which are the main differences amongst us
After several months of hard work by the #AGRI&TOUR partners, we are proud to announce one of the project’s first outputs. These are market studies on agritourism in Romania, Spain, Ireland and Italy, together with a summary report. Unfortunately, data on the supply and demand for agritourism is often quite difficult to obtain, and in […]
Meet the #AGRI&TOUR partners: ASR-Associazione Sviluppo Rurale (Italy)
Since 2001, Associazione Sviluppo Rurale (ASR) has operated as a non-political, non-profit national organization dedicated to fostering sustainable development across Italy and abroad. The association specifically targets territories facing structural delays, working to bridge the gap between rural potential and economic growth. ASR serves as a strategic partner for approximately 28 public entities—including municipalities, mountain communities, and […]
Meet the #AGRI&TOUR partners: TUS-SDRI Ireland
TUS-SDRI (https://www.tus.ie/sdri) is the Irish partner in the #AGRI&TOUR consortium. The Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI) is part of the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS). SDRI delivers TUS’s ambition to be at the forefront of sustainable development by delivering inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research and building new knowledge and delivering positive impacts for and outcomes […]
Meet the #AGRI&TOUR partners: UAL – University of Almeria (Spain)
University of Almeria (https://www.ual.es) is one of the two Spanish partners in the #AGRI&TOUR consortium. The University of Almeria, one of the youngest and most dynamic universities in Spain, was created by The Andalusian Parliament in 1993 as a proposal of the Governing Council of the Andalusian Regional Government, acting on behalf of the National […]
Meet the #AGRI&TOUR partners: COAG-Jaén
COAG-Jaén (https://coagjaen.es) is one of the two Spanish partners in the #AGRI&TOUR consortium. Unión de Agricultores y Ganaderos-Jóvenes Agricultores de Jaén (COAG-Jaén) is a professional, agricultural, democratic, independent, non-profit organisation founded in 1997, operating in the province of Jaén, Spain. It takes part of the regional and national structure of the Coordinadora de Organizaciones de […]
Meet the #AGRI&TOUR partners: ASE – Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania)
Established in 1913, Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) is a research-intensive university that organizes study programs and scientific research in the fields of Economic Sciences, Administrative Sciences, Juridical Sciences, Sociology and Humanities. Students are offered the opportunity to pursue a full academic path by attending Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and Postdoctoral study programs. In addition, […]
The #AGRI&TOUR partners visit Jaén and discover olive oil tourism
Jaén (Spain), 15 January 2026, 9 a.m. Ten representatives of the #AGRI&TOUR consortium gathered at the COAG-Jaén headquarters for a working meeting. This marked the official start of our first project TPM, although the previous evening we had the opportunity to walk around the city centre and have dinner in a typical tavern, an informal, […]