EUREKATourism, first to obtain a Eurostars Project approved.

EUREKATourism is the first EUREKA Umbrella that obtained the Eurostars label and funding for one of its project. The project is called E!5533 LBA, Location Based analyzer, and companies from Switzerland, Ireland and Spain are participating.

LBA-Tourism provides actionable information about tourism in a city/region for decision makers, executives or businesses.
It is usually difficult to identify all but the most obvious changes in the tourism industry on this scale, and "trends" in tourism can be easily identified only when they reach a certain popularity threshold – at which time several parties are quick to take advantage. LBA-Tourism is designed to analyze trends and changes in the behavior of tourists throughout the city.
By using propriety sensors distributed at key locations around the city, the system identifies "trends" and processes that are too subtle to be easily identified otherwise.
Such trends may be changes in tourists' preferred method of transport ("more tourists now take the train into town from the airport than taxis"), changes in schedules ("the museum's peak hour is now 12:00 and not 13:00"), new popular sites (or growing popularity of a site) or even links between different entities ("62% of tourists who visit the Design Museum also visited the National Gallery and travel by bus"). By using complex behaviour analysis, LBA-Tourism has been tailored for the needs of the tourism industry.
LBA-Tourism is suitable for private/commercial bodies especially by focusing targeted campaigns identifying business opportunities quickly. It is especially suitable for government bodies such as central tourism offices because it allows such bodies to effectively manage their tourism market. By identifying common trends and activities, LBA-Tourism also indicates the existence of different types of tourists.
LBA-Tourism uses anonymous data, so the system can answer complex technical questions without violating personal privacy. In fact, the system complies with all privacy regulations.
For more information, visit http://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/


EUREKA's Eurostars Programme is the first European funding and support programme to be specifically dedicated to SMEs. Eurostars will stimulate them to lead international collaborative research and innovation projects by easing access to support and funding.

Turkey – Switzerland 2nd Call for Proposals for Joint R&D Projects

News from EUREKA (6/12/2010)

Following the outstanding success of the previous call, Turkey and Switzerland are announcing the 2nd Call for Proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on development of innovative products and applications in all technological domains. Applicants are expected to develop ready to market solutions or products having strong market potential for Turkey and Switzerland.

Although projects from all technological domains are welcome, special focus will be given to the following domains:

- Electronic, IT and Telecoms Technology
- Industrial Manufacturing, new Materials and Transport

- Environment and Energy Technologies

- Biological Sciences and Technologies

Deadline for submission: January, 31st, 2011.

Find more information on the Call Here.

Fitur 2011, "B2b meetings". Come and Join us!

Madrid, 19 January 2011

Venue: Centro de Convenciones Norte IFEMA
FITUR - International Fair of Tourism
Halls N 105 & N 106

Sustainable tourism & Ecotourism Technologies, innovation & quality for tourism.

EUREKATourism is collaborating in "FITUR 2011 Brokerage Event", aimed at European companies of the tourist sector.

The event offers the opportunity to:
- Find new commercial and technological partners,
- Develop and strengthen business relationship,
- Exchange experiences with international business partners,
- Acknowledge market trends and innovation.
- Market new products, services and technologies related to tourism and cultural heritage.

The event is addressed, on one hand, to tourist suppliers and operators committed to the environmental and social sustainable development of this industry.

Furthermore, this b2b will be a meeting point of the tourist supply and demand regarding innovation, technologies and consulting services: tourist management and marketing systems; tourist intelligence and research; tourist quality management; technologies for cultural heritage.

This b2b event is organised within the Enterprise Europe Network. The EEN is made up of more than 600 associated partners in 45 countries. It provides advice and value-added services regarding competitiveness and innovation European SME's.

Matching Profiles:
- Hotels and rural accommodation facilities committed to responsible management, such as: ecohotels, biohotels, hotels oriented to energy efficiency, companies certified under green standards: EMAS, ISO14001, European ecolabel… or associated with the European Charter of Sustainable Tourism/CETS).
- Tour operators, specialised travel agencies or other agencies interested in ecotourism or responsible tourist management.
- Other service companies and tourist organisations devoted to environmental protection and the preservation of local traditions and territories.
- Business associations, clusters and institutions committed to the environmental and social tourist sustainability.
- COnsultancies specialising in the certification and implementation of tourist quality standards.
- Technology centres, research insitutes and universities related to technology transfer and the development of tourist and cultural heritage management systems and innovation.
- SMEs wanting to access the most innovative techniques and solutions for the tourist industry or comply with the tourist quality standards and labels.

For more information and Registration click here.

View Flyer, here.

New Deadlines:
13 December: Registration and submission of the cooperation profiles
20 December: Online selection of face-to-face meetings
29 December: Confirmation of face-to-face meetings
19 January: FITUR 2011 Brokerage Event

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