eubike - pilot testing and results in austria
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Cyclists and
Tourism Providers
Project and
Community
IMC FH Krems
On Cycling, Sharing and Crea1ng EuBike Final Conference
22 June 2016
EuBike in Austria
Thaya Valley (Thayatal) Pilot Testing and Results
Contents
• Piloting Region • Local Participants • Cycling Tours and
Workshops • Feedback on the project • Final Result • Contact
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Cyclists and
Tourism Providers
Project and
Community
Thayatal, Waldviertel, Lower Austria
• Construc1on of the cycling trails Thaya Runde started in 2014 -‐ abandoned trail lines are converted to ≈90 km of bike paths. Austrian bike paths will be connected to the Czech cycling route network.
• EuBike can help with op1miza1on of exis1ng tools, networking and interna1onal coopera1on with transna1onal cycling facili1es and providers in the Czech Republic
• The rather remote region is characterized by woods, hills, moor landscapes and scaOered, tradi1onal villages.
Local Participants
• ZukunQsraum Thayaland (local partner)
• Thayarunde • JUFA Hotel Waldviertel (Raabs)
• Wallenberger & Linhard Regionalberatung GmbH
• Waldviertelreisen (Tour Agency)
• WKO Waidhofen an der Thaya
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Focus group
• Planned bike path • Planned services/ac1vi1es • Challenges • EuBike contribu1on
Map of the Route
Cycling Tours and Workshops
• First cycling Tour (cycling experts)
September 16th, Dobersberg -‐ Slavonice
• Second cycling Tour (Tourists)
September 2015, the whole bike path
• Third cycling Tour (Students)
October 21st, Dobersberg -‐ Slavonice
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Cycling Tours and Workshops
• First supply side workshop
November 26th, Thaya
• Second supply side workshop
January 21st, Raabs
• Third supply side workshop
May 2nd, Thaya (co-‐crea1on of final product)
• Presenta1on of the results/outcomes in
the pilot region -‐ June 5th, Raabs
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Feedback from Participants
• eDuca1onal Box – Useful for poten1al tourism providers
• eMarke1ng Social Plaborm
– A good marke1ng tool; useful informa1on for cyclists
• App – Very useful for new emerging des1na1ons/ bike paths
• The Cycle Path – Good infrastructure, route, surface and signpos1ng, lack of
tourism services
Final Product
Local Contacts
IMC FH Krems Maria Katelieva-‐Platzer Maria.katelieva@f-‐krems.ac.at Walter Grassl Walter.grassl@f-‐krems.ac.at Zukun4sraum Thayaland Willi Erasmus [email protected]