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ANCI Formazione in Comune - ITALEA Webinar on roots tourism

23 January 2025

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ITALAEA, the program promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and funded by NextGenerationEU, aims to encourage roots tourism, involving Italians abroad and Italian-descendants in rediscovering their origins. The initiative aims to create a strong link between Italian communities in the world and Italian territories, promoting the economic and cultural development of local administrations.

Italea Emilia-Romagna is one of the regional declinations of this project, with the task of enhancing the local heritage and traditions, creating new opportunities for municipalities.

A webinar for municipalities: Roots tourism as an opportunity

On February 4, 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00, the ITALEA Webinar on roots tourism will be held, an event organized as part of the ANCI Formazione in Comune program.

Webinar objectives:

  • To present the activities and services offered by ITALAEA Emilia-Romagna.
  • Illustrate how roots tourism can become a strategic tool for the revival of the territory.

Who is it for?

  • Representatives of local administrations.
  • Heads of the Environment, Territory and Productive Activities offices.

What will you learn during the webinar?

The ITALEA Webinar on roots tourism includes the intervention of experts and referents who will illustrate:

  • How to connect with communities of Italians abroad to enhance local traditions.
  • Strategies to increase the visibility of landscape, cultural and gastronomic beauties.
  • Support for the creation of tourist itineraries based on the family and cultural origins of visitors.

Webinar Registration

Participation in the webinar is free, but registration is required by January 31, 2025.

How to register:

An opportunity for the municipalities of Emilia-Romagna

This event represents a unique opportunity for the Municipalities to:

  • Discover the potential of roots tourism as an engine of economic and cultural growth.
  • Create connections with Italian communities around the world.
  • To promote a strong local identity that is also recognized internationally.

 

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