Extensive list for Tourism SME

Are you a tourism company investing in the future?

As an SME in the sector, do you want to combine the potential of data and the opportunity of the European Capital of Culture and advance innovative solutions for your business together with us? Would you like to participate in a future call for funding to set out on the path to such solutions? Have you nodded three times now? Perfect. Then we are your partner and CulTourData is the ideal project for your goals.
In the CulTourData project, six European regions from Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Germany are working together in which European Capitals of Culture (or candidate cities) have set or want to set important impulses for tourism development. The focus is on innovation through the use of (open) data. We want to draw the attention of tourism SMEs to this important growth factor. Through targeted training, networking and work on pilot projects, we show you how, especially in the environment of European Capitals of Culture, new potentials for the intelligent and networked use of data for the business development of all tourism segments arise through the expected visitor flows. Would you like to join us on our journey? This is what awaits you in the project from October 2022 – January 2024:
  • a training programme tailored to your needs, online and with direct question and answer sessions with tourism, creative and data experts – ✔ DONE
  • a targeted connection with actors of the creative industries and digital players/data scientists for possible pilot projects;
  • a call for funding to be published in March 2023 aimed at the financing of 10 of these pilot projects;
  • networking through participation in partner meetings and the final conference.
Being in a region a former, current, or future European Capital of Culture is a huge opportunity. The use of digital data is a foundation for your future. Our project can be a starting point for the profitable further development of your business. From all interested companies we may invite 20 for the training programme and support up to 10 companies with budget for pilot projects that focus on enhancing a data-driven approach. So,  take advantage of this opportunity quickly.

Conditions of participation

  1. You are based in one of the following countries: Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Portugal;

  2. You are a company in the tourism sector according to the SME definition:
    • NACE codes I5510 (Hotels and similar accommodation), I5520 (Holiday and other short-stay accommodation), I5530 (Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks) and N79 (Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities)
    • An SME is defined as an enterprise which employs fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million.

2. You are interested to discover the opportunities that a more data-driven approach has for your company

3. You have (personnel) resources that can contribute a time volume of about 50 hours to this project: for participation in the training, for possible pilot projects as well as optionally for participation in partner meetings.

tourism SMEs list

To participate in the call tourism SMEs must be included in this list

Living Place

We are a tourist animation company from Portugal. We develop a variety of activities, including bike rides, team building, environmental
awareness actions in our private space “ECO Quinta Villa Maria”.

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Agirdin

Agirdin Lda. is a SME (MICRO) familly Co, with a agro investment MIX project, in Tourism (camping park) and CULTURE MICRO Archeological MUSEUM.

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SaGiBa Turismo

Grand Hotel PianetaMaratea is located in a charming, panoramic position, along the hillside of the famous Christ the Redeemer statue, just 4 km from Maratea borgo centre.

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Alla Dimora di Chiara

Alla dimora di Chiara è, oggi, una dimora storica; in parte scavata nella roccia ed in parte costruita in tufo, composta da camere e suites finemente arredate, ampi spazi, interni ed esterni, eleganti e confortevoli.

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Giuseppe Colucci

Colucci Giuseppe is a tourism Digital Marketing and Hospitality Strategy company, specialized in communication and promotion of accommodation facilities, and in territorial tourism development strategies.

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Veyve Tecnologic

Veyve es un Proyecto de Turismo Inteligente con el que se pretende que todas las personas, de forma autónoma, puedan visitar cualquier municipio y conocer su patrimonio de forma cómoda y sencilla, a través de su dispositivo móvil, haciendo las veces de oficina de turismo 24 horas.

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Blue Forward

Blue forward is an innovative start up company that projects and implements eco-sustainable glampings and alternative hospitality structures in the most beautiful locations.

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Travel Store

The Travelstore group combines different business solutions with a strong innovative character, using technological platforms for managing
business travel and organizing corporate events.

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AM+PM

AM+PM Ltd. owns the exploitation rights of the former Forte da Barra, located in Gafanha da Nazaré, in Ílhavo, which it intends to allocate to tourist use, through its reconversion to a 4-star hotel unit.

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Futurismo Azores Adventures

Futurismo Azores Adventures is a purpose-driven, leading tour operator and DMC in the Azores that focuses on providing sustainable adventure experiences, working directly with clients and with some of the best operators in the world.

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Super Mario Houses

The company Escala abastada LDA, comercial brand Super Mario Houses, focuses its activity in local accommodation for tourists, and on a smaller scale, in real estate accommodation for third parties.

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Turaventur

Our digitalization challenge is to transition from using manual processes, such as Excel sheets, to a comprehensive digital and integrated platform that can efficiently manage client requests and tour preparation.

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ECO VERTICALE

Eco Verticale is a company that has created a new tourist reception project in the Barisano stone in Matera, combining two structures that
already shared some common spaces.

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