Baltic Sea Tourism Forum 2024 – Biking through Culinary & Culture!

Project: Light in the Dark
Physical Meeting
The 16th Baltic Sea Tourism Forum will take place in Oulu, Finland on 4-5 June 2024.

Description

The themes of this year’s forum include cultural and culinary tourism, cycling, and coastal tourism. Attendees can expect inspiring keynotes, interesting case examples from the Baltic Sea Region, great networking opportunities, and the chance to explore the beautiful city of Oulu, which is the European Capital of Culture 2026!

Baltic Sea Tourism Forum (BSTF) is the annual forum for EUSBSR Policy Area Tourism since 2008. This forum aims to promote dialogue, consensus building and a shared vision of the key challenges of tourism development around the Baltic Sea. BSTF is closely linked to the implementation process of Policy Area Tourism. It contributes strongly to the aims of the macro-regional strategy, the revised action plan and the defined actions adopted by the European Commission like EU Pathway to Tourism. BSTF attracts key tourism stakeholders from BSR, like DMO representatives, regional authorities, local municipalities and pan-Baltic organisations.

Light in the Dark will be present with a stand and present a session on prolonging the tourism season.

Agenda

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    Time
    Item
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    14:50 - 15:40 (BST)
    • Become the next Cultural Pearl of the Baltic Sea Region / BSR Cultural Pearls Project Felix Schartner Giertta, Project Coordinator, Council of Baltic Sea States Secretariat
    • Practical approach to prolonging the Tourism Season / Light in the Dark project James Simpson, Project Manager, Novia University of Applied Sciences
    • Cycling Tourism - Opportunities for regional development in Baltic Sea Region / Bike Across Baltic-project Heidi Heikkilä, Project Manager, Turku University of Applied Sciences
    • Connecting Vibrant Cities and Enhancing Villages in the Bothnian Bay / Bothnian Coastal Route-project Sari Kasvi, Project Manager, Business Oulu

Events

Upcoming events

14-15
May
Partner meeting in Strömfors
Project: Light in the Dark
Physical Meeting
14. - 15. May 2025
00:00 - 23:59 (BST)

    Past events

    30
    April
    Combatting climate change for protecting cultural heritage
    Project: Light in the Dark
    Physical Meeting
    30. April 2025
    10:00 - 12:00 (CET)
    11
    March
    Estonian International Nature Tourism Conference - Low-season Tourism Product Design
    Project: Light in the Dark
    Virtual Meeting & Physical Meeting
    11. March 2025
    00:00 - 23:59 (BST)
    04
    February
    Low season travel - Harnessing the Magic of Darkness and Dark Skies
    Project: Light in the Dark
    Virtual Meeting
    04. February 2025
    14:00 - 15:30 (EET)