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Workshop in Koper: Tourist offer and the Tourist providers

The workshop gathered providers and employees from different tourist and cultural disciplines.

It was discussed about various factors important for the development of the cultural tourism. There was a talk relating to the education for tourist guides and tourist employees, new cultural itineraries, the role of hotels in the development of cultural tourism, the role of big tourist operators or tourist agencies, the importance of the promotion and production of cultural products, the significance of local events, the importance of increased local population awareness concerning the necessity for heritage and urban regeneration at every level, need for complementing the cultural heritage with new contents, creation of new tourist destinations and about the commercialisation of the cultural heritage as one of the drawbacks of the project. It was also discussed about European Union financial support whose intention is to help the development of cultural tourism and the promotion of the cultural heritage. The workshop participants developed a dynamic debate relating to aforementioned issues. Furthermore, the participants brought up some examples of positive and negative effects of the development of cultural tourism and they demonstrated the take-up of good practice which function is to preserve the cultural heritage. It was agreed on that the cultural heritage and natural resources are not only one of the most important factors for being a recognizable tourist destination at international level, but also a starting point for expansion of the competition. Region identity is made up of tradition, cultural heritage and natural resources, key factors for sustainable development of cultural tourism.