The pilot tests held in Lake Saimaa, Izola, Monte Pisano and Vulkanland have been recently completed (28th November). 56 seniors took part actively to the missions, testing the destinations through several activities selected by the reference tourist agencies in each area. The mission programmes, of 5 nights/6...
The capacity building meetings took place in each DiscOver55 region during October 2016, organised by local partners involving local SMEs and tourism stakeholders: about 10/15 people took part in these meetings in each territory. Objectives of these meetings were to involve stakeholders met during the evaluation...
29 September 2016, Festival of the Third Age, Ljubljana The Festival of the Third Age took place like every year in Ljublijana , celebrating 1st October - International Day of Older Persons, a good opportunity to present organizations working for and with older persons, their activities...
On the 12th of November 2016, 15 Austrian travellers started their journey to Izola, Slovenia. I had a special role, as I was the youngest of our group and the tutor. The first part of our trip was to travel from Graz to the capital city...
Our journey started on 16th November, in the afternoon, when the Finnish group met at Savonlinna airport: our group was composed by 14 seniors and one tutor, of which six men and eight women. Most of us had met at a previous meeting, but there...
It is well appreciated that those who stay healthy as they age are able to sustain active lifestyles, including travelling into our 70, 80s and beyond. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that the reverse is also true: those who travel are going to be...
Five days, a new region to discover, 14 seniors aged between 61 and 79 years, one young tutor and one common thing: good mood and the willingness to experience new things. Seniors, members of different local pensioner associations in Slovenia, embarked on a journey to the...
Vulkanland landscape From 27th June to 1st July the region of Vulkanland, Austria was visited by DiscOver55 assessment team. The objective of the mission was to assess are potential offer for senior tourism and to exchange best practices finalised to tailoring of the senior tourism product. The...
Lake Saimaa From 24th to 28th of May our selected Transnational Assessment Team (TAT) has visited Lake Saimaa, Finland, for the first of four assessment missions that brought us to visit the DiscOver55 destinations in Finland, Slovenia, Austria and Italy. The mission was organized with the support...
Typical tuscan yard in the farmhouse “Al Palazzaccio” The Assessment Mission in Monte Pisano was organised by the partner coordinator Raffaella Nocchi from Timesis srl Montepisano DMC from 18 to 22 July to assess destination potential for senior tourism. The team achieved a clearer consciousness and knowledge...