04 – 06 September, DUNC held a 3-day partner meeting on the Swedish Island of Öland. Joining us for the first time were our new German partners, the Tourist Boards of Stralsund and Wismar and a number of DUNC’s associated partners including representatives from the National Park Kurshskaya Kosa, RU. The meeting focused on touristic
DUNC participated in the annual conference, ‘Baltic Meeting Point’ last week (1st-3rdAugust) in Karlskrona, Sweden to discuss the regional benefits of cooperation between cities and World Heritage sites and the future inclusion of Baltic Sea heritage site managers and stakeholders at the conference – an initiative that was really appreciated by the participants. “As representatives
During the week 18th- 24nd June, Berlin was the centre stage for the pinnacle 5 day event of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. Dunc participated in the interactive workshop, ‘ contribution of Tourism Promotion to Cultural Heritage’, organised by the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Europa Nostra. Lively discussions focused on
The impacts of tourism, both positive and negative, are not isolated to one specific site but have a knock on effect on the whole region. Challenges, such as seasonality, cannot be addressed or solved exclusively on a local or site-specific level but must instead be handledtransnationally. It is vital that key cross-border operators and both
On 13th June 2018, DUNC attended project Johann’s (Joint development of Small Cruise Ship tourism heritage products) partner meeting in Karlskrona, Sweden. Our lead partner, Niklas Carlsson presented the work we are doing and put forward our ideas for the development of a small ship’s cruise between our Baltic Sea World Heritage sites. The ideas
On the 11-12 June 2018, DUNC attended a two day awareness raising event for the project UMBRELLA in Gdańsk. The event was organized by our associated partner, the Association of Polish Communes of Euroregion Baltic (Poland) and the Umbrella project’s partnership. The Aim of meeting was to raise awareness about history, culture and values, but
This year’s event, held in Klaipeda (Lithuania) was a great success. EUCC Baltic Office and Curonian Spit National Park Administration represented the team and took part in lively discussions during the thematic round tables on sustainable tourism. The DUNC mission and goals were showcased in the conference lobby and Ramunas presented our activities at a
Tourist congestion during peak seasons can have damaging consequences for the preservation of heritage sites and if not managed well can even destroy the heart of communities & the actual cherished attraction itself. At the same time, ‘low seasons’ can see businesses, such as hotels and restaurants, having to close putting a huge economic strain