Programme Category
Programme Name
Call
Summary
The objective of this “Call for Participation” is to select European Tourism SMEs and European Tourism (or non-Tourism) startups or innovative Tourism (or non-Tourism) SMEs – hereafter referred as the “Third Party Beneficiaries”, to create “TANDEMs” (couples of companies joining and sharing an original business arrangement), and select the best ones, then providing them with technical and financial support to facilitate the European Tourism SMEs eco-transition. The selection process will be free of charge for the applicants.
Detailed Call Description
The EU ECO-TANDEM Project is thought for the specific mission of finding ways and encouraging traditional Tourism SMEs paired with Tourism (and non-Tourism) innovative startups and innovators, for a mutual benefit cooperation.
Under this call, sixty two (62) European Tourism SMEs will be selected for funding at the end of the Biz Programme: 16 companies will be co-funded by (the EU ECOTANDEM Consortium partner) X23 (Italy-i.e.the Consortium Coordinator), 14 will be co-funded by SocialFare (Italy), 16 will be co-funded by ITKAM (Germany) and 16 will be co-funded by SBA (Slovakia).
More information about the Project is available on its website: https://www.eu-ecotandem.eu/.
The amount € 390 000 out of the Project budget is reserved to European Tourism SMEs in the form of direct financial support: 62 European Tourism SMEs will benefit from it.
The maximum expense for travel, registration and accommodation costs is 30% of the maximum grant amount if the Third Party Beneficiary participates in the study visit; otherwise, in case the Third Party Beneficiary will not participate in the study visit, then the 20% of the total amount will be shifted to the other heading of costs. If external conditions will constrain to organise only on-line events, with the consequence that resources cannot be spent for travels, registration and accommodation, the related amount shall be shifted to the other heading of costs, under the approval from the EU ECO-TANDEM Consortium Coordinator.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The maximum amount of financial support (grant) per TANDEM cannot exceed € 13 000. Specific rules apply as follow:
- If the TANDEM is formed by 2 European Tourism SMEs, the financial support will be distributed equally to the two parties (€ 6 500 each);
- if the TANDEM is formed by 1 European Tourism SME and 1 European Tourism startup, the financial support will be distributed equally to the two parties (€ 6 500 each);
- If the TANDEM is formed by 1 European Tourism SME and 1 European non-Tourism SME or non-Tourism startup, the voucher (€ 6 500) will be assigned only to the European Tourism SME.
Thematic Categories
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
- Tourism
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Large Enterprises
- Private Bodies
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Project will award a maximum number of 31 TANDEMs (62 companies/”TANDEMees” overall).
The Project is strictly limited to the following categories of applicants:
- EU traditional Tourism (NACE 55.* , 79.* categories) SMEs
- EU Tourism (NACE 55.*, 79.* categories) micro-enterprises
- EU Tourism Startups
- EU non-Tourism Startups
- EU Tourism Innovative SMEs
- EU non-Tourism Innovative SMEs
In order to be eligible under the Programme, SMEs must comply with the European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and the SME user guide. Also only startups included in the categories provided for in the Guidelines for Applicants.
Only the organisations (as above listed and described) based in the European Member States are eligible to participate to the present Call. Due to the mechanism underlying the Project, with a view to preserving the technical feasibility, the legal consistency, the practical and economic testability, and the effective implementability of the actions provided by the present Call, the Consortium partners, under the authorisation of the public donor (European Commission) held that a special geographical focus will be given to the organisations coming from Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Slovakia (i.e. the countries where the Consortium partners are based and the matchmaking will be celebrated).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
THE EU ECO-TANDEM CONSORTIUM: info@eu-ecotandem.eu