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Purpose of Thematic Workshop A

Low-carbon transport systems

for visitors at tourist destinations

27 March 2019 Thematic Workshop A – Hastings, UK

Delivering Efficient Sustainable Tourism with low-carbon transport Innovations:

Sustainable Mobility, Accessibility and Responsible Travel

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DESTI-SMART

Overall Objective▪ to improve the transport and tourism policies

of EU destinations,

▪ by integrating strategies for sustainable

mobility, accessibility and responsible travel

with efficient & sustainable tourism

development,

▪ for transition to a low-carbon economy,

▪ through efficiency, resilience, multimodality,

novel low-carbon transport systems, cycling

& walking,

▪ with implementation innovations, policy

learning and capacity building

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DESTI-SMART 4 ThemesA. Investments in and provision of low-carbon transport

systems, with the needs of visitors explicitly taken into consideration, including internalisation and reduction of external costs of transport by mode shift to low-carbon travel solutions and E-Mobility. (Hastings, UK)

B. Interchange between long-distance travel and local transport services, including Intermodality facilities for visitors, multimodal connectivity improvements that would shift travel demand to low-carbon transport. (Bremerhaven DE)

C. Accessible tourism facilities for visitors with mobility difficulties (disabled, elderly, families with young children, etc). (Mallorca ES)

D. Cycling & Walking for Tourists, Cycling routes provision, Shared bikes, CycloTourism, integration of cycling in tourism mobility strategies, promoting ‘Greenways’. (Vidzeme, LV)

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DESTI-SMART Partnership

Study

Tour

Closing

Event

Accessibility

Intermodality

Cycling &

Waling inc.

Greenways

Phase

2A

Phase

2B

Low-

carbon

systems

Action Plans

Launch

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DESTI-SMART Partnership

▪ 2 Regional Authorities: Sardinia, Mallorca

▪ 2 Development Agencies: Thessaloniki, Lake

Balaton

▪ 2 Tourism Boards: Bremerhaven, Pafos

▪ 1 Local Authority: Hastings

▪ 1 Public Transport Operator: Funchal, Madeira

▪ 1 Association: Latvian Greenways

▪ 1 University: Bournemouth (advisory partner)

Policy Instruments:

▪ 3 ROPs: Sardinia, Bremerhaven, Madeira

▪ 2 NOPs: Hungary, Cyprus

▪ 4 own Strategies: Thessaloniki, Hastings, Mallorca,

Vidzeme

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Interregional Thematic Workshop A

'Low-carbon transport systems introduction

investigation, including Internalisation and

Reduction of External costs of transport for

tourism and travel with low carbon travel

solutions, Electro-Mobility options’

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Purpose of the Workshop

▪ To exchange experience between the 9 partner destinations

▪ To review the State of the Art (advisory partner BU)

▪ To examine available solutions and their relative advantages and disadvantages

▪ To set up the respective Webinar A

▪ To organise the staff exchanges (Activity 6)

▪ To initiate the joint survey (Activity 7)

▪ To plan the feasibility studies (Activity 8) identify costs and benefits

▪ To arrange peer reviews (Activity 9)

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Low-carbon transport systems for

visitors at tourist destinations

❑e-mobility

❑People Movers

❑Ultra Light Rail

❑Personal Rapid Transit

❑Teleferic / Funicular

❑Monorail

❑e-Bikes

❑e-Scooters

❑ e-Boats

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E-Mobility

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Low-carbon transport systems for

visitors at tourist destinations

People Movers

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Ultra Light Rail

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Personal Rapid Transit

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Low-carbon transport systems for

visitors at tourist destinations

Teleferic

Funicular

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Low-carbon transport systems for

visitors at tourist destinations

Monorail

Monorail

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e-bikes

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e-scooters

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Length: 42 m

Width: 15 m

Materials: Carbon fibre

sandwich

Seats: 400

Class: DNV GL light craft

El-motor: 2 x450kW

Propeller: CPP propeller

Battery pack: 1800 kWh

42m long carbon fiber 400 pax all-electric catamaran

called the Future of the Fjords, NORWAY

tourist electric boats for lakes, CROATIA

Composite catamaran withintegrated solar roof7.5 kW solar power-plant provides range of eight hours in addition built-in battery will provide additional range of more than seven hours of sailing per day54 passengers

Electric Catamarans

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‘Overtourism’ by UNWTOStrategy 8

Improve city infrastructure and facilities

• Create a city-wide plan for a well-balanced, sustainable traffic management

• Ensure that major routes are suitable for extensive tourism activity and that secondary routes are available at peak times

• Make public transport better suited for visitors

• Set up specific transport facilities for visitors during peak periods

• Provide adequate public facilities

• Create safe cycling routes and stimulate bicycle rentals

• Set up specific safe and attractive walking routes

• Ensure that routes are suitable for the physically impaired or elderly visitors in line with accessible tourism principles

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Each destination to present:

▪ local/regional priorities and

▪ plans on low-carbon transport systems for sustainable

tourism mobility

To focus on one specific system investment to be

included in the feasibility study

Options for intermodality, accessibility, cycling and

walking at partner destinations will be the topics of

subsequent Workshops B, C and D

Exchange of Experience

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Good practices and results from other projects and initiatives on

low-carbon mobility at tourist destinations

▪ InnovaSUMP Interreg Europe Project,

(Good Practices from Exeter, Ravenna & Viseu)

▪ DESTINATIONS Horizon2020 Project

▪ SEEMORE Project

▪ ECOTALE INTERREG IVC Project and follow-up

▪ People Movers, Minitram & Ultra Light Rail

▪ Other Relevant Projects and Initiatives

Exchange of Experience

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1. Implementation of Low-carbon sustainable mobility

options: How can we introduce low-carbon transport

systems for visitors at tourist destinations?

2. Joint Surveys with Common Methodology for travel

behaviour research (Institutional/Business, Resident &

Visitor/Traveller Surveys), for sustainable low-carbon

transport and responsible travel solutions (Activity 7)

3. Feasibility Studies for Low-Carbon Mobility Options &

Transport Systems for Visitors, Costs and Benefits

(Activity 8)

4. Policy Change, Potential Actions for the Action Plans:

How can we improve policy instruments in DESTI-SMART

partner destinations with low-carbon transport systems for

visitors in the Action Plans?

Group Discussion

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Accessibility (inc. strong transport system)

Sustainability (inc climate change)Digitalisation (inc. public transport info)

Cultural Heritage & Creativity

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Thessaloniki, Cagliari, Bremerhaven, Funchal, Palma de Mallorca

eligible to apply

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