
Bison Land
a new stage of development
Duration
August 2019 – July 2023
Budget
192000 USD (948 USD co-financing)
Funding
Green Entrepreneurship 3.0 Program, Consolidation of ecotourism destinations in Romania financed by the Romanian-American Foundation and For Partnership Foundation
Main objectives:
- Development, diversification of the offer of ecotourism products / services / packages made in partnership with the local community and APNVNT in order to increase the length of stay of tourists in the destination to at least 3 days during 4 years
- Consolidation by 2023 of the ecotourism network (guesthouses, craftsmen, producers, etc.) to effectively contribute to the fulfillment of the destination’s vision
- Increasing the notoriety of the Bison Land destination among potential Romanian and foreign tourists by at least 15% in the next 4 years
- Increase the management organization’s sales revenue by at least 30% in the next 4 years
Expected results:
- Development of the tourist infrastructure (marking of tourist, cycling, thematic routes; information boards, rest stops)
- Arrangement of the Visitor Center (souvenir shop, entrance hall)
- Promotion (promotion and information materials, participation in promotion events, organization of local promotion events, organized infotrips)
- Development of local partnership
- Recertification of Bison Land ecotourism destination
- International certification of the Bison Land destination
- Monitoring tourism in the destination
- Attracting new sources of financing
- Development of leisure opportunities in the destination



