day or half-day trip offering for food interested city tourist as most can be easily reached from the centre of Athens. A particularly interesting possibility was the option for people waiting at the airport to visit wine and olive oil producers for short tours, right next to the airport in Spata. Crete The regional authorities of Crete were also very interested into the concept of a pilot destination for food and nature based tourism, as they already have a fair bit of success and experience in this field. Part IV: Action Plan A roadmap for the sustainable development of nature based tourism in Greece. National Level Licensing & Certification The Ministry of Tourism puts together a team to take a leadership role in the reform of the certification process for nature based tourism enterprise. This will include: an in-depth analysis of the full current certification & audit process thereby working closely with all stakeholder (particularly the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food) delivery of a comprehensive reform proposal with the ultimate goal being a lean and efficient registration service pilot testing followed by a prompt rollout publication and promotion of clear guidelines for prospective enterprises Agrotourism The Ministry of Tourism, together with the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food and the Helenic Agrotourism Federation initiates a review process on how Agrotourism offerings can be proliferated throughout the country. This should include: an adequate legal framework based on the best practice examples from Austria and Italy a streamlined certification process possible tax incentives
day or half-day trip offering for food interested city tourist as most can be easily reached from the centre of Athens. A particularly interesting possibility was the option for people waiting at the airport to visit wine and olive oil producers for short tours, right next to the airport in Spata. Crete The regional authorities of Crete were also very interested into the concept of a pilot destination for food and nature based tourism, as they already have a fair bit of success and experience in this field. Part IV: Action Plan A roadmap for the sustainable development of nature based tourism in Greece. National Level Licensing & Certification The Ministry of Tourism puts together a team to take a leadership role in the reform of the certification process for nature based tourism enterprise. This will include: an in-depth analysis of the full current certification & audit process thereby working closely with all stakeholder (particularly the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food) delivery of a comprehensive reform proposal with the ultimate goal being a lean and efficient registration service pilot testing followed by a prompt rollout publication and promotion of clear guidelines for prospective enterprises Agrotourism The Ministry of Tourism, together with the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food and the Helenic Agrotourism Federation initiates a review process on how Agrotourism offerings can be proliferated throughout the country. This should include: an adequate legal framework based on the best practice examples from Austria and Italy a streamlined certification process possible tax incentives
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