Priority Areas

Research, Development and Innovations in Tourism

  • Contemporary hotel business with an emphasis on transition and digitalization
  • Authenticity and identity of the destination
  • Research and innovation in modern cuisine
  • Development and application of new products and services

    Sustainable Development

    • Optimum use of natural resources while preserving ecological processes, natural heritage and biological diversity
    • Circular economy and zero waste kitchens
    • Improving the quality of life and work of the local population
    • Year-round and more balanced tourism

    Digital technologies in tourism

    • Digitization of business processes in hospitality
    • Virtualization and augmented reality of cultural heritage
    • Development and implementation of virtual tourist walks
    • Mapping and development of applications related to the offer of tourist content
    • Storytelling as a basis for creating a new image of the destination
    • Development of destination marketing through the implementation of artificial intelligence
    • Gamification

    (International) Cooperation

    • Cooperation with local and regional partners and foreign partner institutions
    • Networking of cluster members

    Education, Science and Smart skills

    • Identification and development of future jobs in tourism
    • Cooperation between tourism and education

    Culture

    • Bringing history to life with new technology and digital solutions
    • Creating and preserving the cultural identity of the destination
    • Cultivation of cultural heritage
    • Promotion of cultural events

    Gastronomy

    • Promotion of local gastro-touristic offer
    • Food culture as part of the identity of the region
    • Attracting gastronomically motivated tourists
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