A Tourism Incubator in Southern Transdanubia (Hungary)

DDèl Dunàntùl

High degree of

specialization in food

& beverage production

Tourism - two main

attractive areas: Lake

Balaton, and Harkány-

Siklós-Villány area

Cultural centre:

Universities of Pècs and

Kaposvár

Decreasing population in rural areas

Slow growth of GDP and low GDP per capita

Low labour productivity

Increase in unemployment rate

High seasonality in tourism

Tourist potential not fully exploited

Decrease of tourism,

with special regard

to foreign tourists

Population

out-migration

EU funds (ERDF,

EARDF)

Wine toursim

Thermal tourism

Lake Balaton

stop the falling behind of Southern Transdanubia

improvement of the regional economy

the enhancement and the promotion of the tourism sector

ex-ante consultation phase

the set up of the physical centre phase

ex-post consultation phase

Marketing department

Cultural department

Riqualification department

Improvement of

existing tourism

infrastructures Tourist operators

Sectorial division of the SouthernTrasdanubia RegionalDevelopment Agency

Project Steering Commitee: in charge of the direct management of the activities of the Incubator

European (ERDF) & National funds

Self-financing

Density of tourist offer (total number of establishments

by 100 Km2);

Weight of hotels and similar establishments on total

establishments;

Index of specialization in accommodation and food

service activities (number of person employed);

Demographic attractiveness (arrival, departures,

internal migration ratio);

Internet access and use of internet;

Arrivals and average holiday length of foreign tourists;

Arrivals and nights spent in tourist accommodation

establishments;

Intensity of tourism (total nights spent per inhabitants);

Rate of net migration;

Economic activity rate;

Employment and unemployment rate;

Total and per capita GDP;

People at risk of poverty and social exclusion;

Gross value added of the service sector at basic prices

(sectorial shares)

An increase in the tourism flow (especially of foreign turists)

Additional demand for local services and goods

Better infrastructures

Increase in employment

More regional GDP

Stop of Southern Trasdanubia falling behind

Enhancement of regional competitiveness and attractiveness

Increase in exports of local products

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Andrea Agostini

Ilaria Badalotti

Iacopo Quarone

Benedetta Ludovica Romani