The European Commission acknowledges the importance of fostering transnational tourism activities by developing tourism off-season for seniors in Europe.
The first Call for proposals to facilitate transnational low season tourism exchanges in Europe encouraging Senior Citizens to travel was launched in June 2013.
4 projects were selected for funding, representing in total 17 Member States. The implementation period started on 1 September 2014 for 18 months.
1. European Senior Citizens' Actions to Promote Echange in Tourism - ESCAPE
2. Seniors Go Rural - SenGoR
3. European Senior Rail Travel Project
4. Facilitating Low Season Tourism Exchanges in Europe Encouraging Senior Citizens to Travel: SENTour CONNECT
Click here for more detailed information on these different projects.