The project “Strengthening tourism sector enhancing business intermediary organizations capacity to assist tourism - Stre.to”, is co-financed (85%) by the EU in the framework of the “Central Asia Invest" Programme which is promoting the development of the private sector, especially of small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Central Asia. It will last until 2012 and be implemented in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in Nukus, Republic of Karakalpakstan, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in Rome, Italy; in Valencia, Spain.

The goal is to enable the Central Asia regions to develop a network of qualified, environmentally-friendly tourism SMEs focusing on the participation of women entrepreneurs.
The project activities are finalised to the start up of a qualified and environmental friendly tourist SME’s network that will be assisted, controlled and validated by CA BIOs’. The network, opened to new and existing tourist SME’s, with priority to Women Entrepreneurs, will be benefiting from a permanent assistance and coaching delivered by trained CA Chambers of Commerce staff. This process will be pursued with the contribution of knowledge, techniques and tools already experienced by the EU Chambers of Commerce partners in the [...]