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Slovenia 4 Youth
The project focuses on the promotion of Slovenia as a tourism destination for Slovenian, European and international young people. The comprehensive promotion of Slovenian tourism and youth activities to increase their visibility on national and global markets will be the responsibility of the Slovenian Tourism Association.
Goals that are key to long-term development of youth tourism in Slovenia and covered by this project are:
a. Increased recognition of Slovenia as an attractive and exciting variety of destinations for young foreigners.
b. Increased recognition of Slovenia as an attractive and exciting variety of destinations for young locals.c. Mitigate the seasonality of tourism in Slovenia.
d. Maintain growth in the number of guests and overnight stays in Slovenia by young people from foreign countries.
e. Retain young domestic tourists in Slovenia and thus maintain growth in the number of guests and overnight stays by young Slovenian tourists.
f. By focusing on the less distant countries to reduce dependence on three key markets - namely Italy, Germany and Austria.
g. Ensure full attendance of events, trips and activities planned within this project.
Long term, we will strive to create favourable conditions for the rapid development of youth tourism in Slovenia.The following paragraphs provide brief descriptions of each partner.Project partners are:
- Hostelling International Slovenia: MAS is the only national representative of Slovenia in the International Federation of International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF), which is the largest network of hostels in the world. MAS is responsible for developing a network of youth hostels and strives to offer more actively involved private individuals who have lodgings capacity and IYHF appropriate standards, but made no marketing strategy. Among their most important tasks is the education employees in youth hostels, and the promotion of Slovenia.
- Institute hostel student organizations, University of Ljubljana - the core activities is the management Hostel Celica, an innovative Slovenian hostel, which was transformed from the former Austro-Hungarian military prison. It comprises 20 former cells, each with its own special story. Travellers and visitors to provide comprehensive hostel services at the highest level of quality.
- TJ'S, Travel Agency Ltd. is a Slovenian 'incoming' travel agency, which first began to deal with daily tours for individual guests in Ljubljana. With the successful work, flexibility and a high realization of daily trips very quickly gained the largest market share among providers of products for individual guests who come to visit Slovenia. Thus, in Slovenia and Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, the Agency has built a high quality network of business partners, enabling them to quickly and flexibly address the different demands of populations, age groups and nationalities.
- Tourist association Velenje - Tourist Information Center for Youth FC: Velenje specialty tourist information centre, the Youth Tourist Information Centre, which is the first youth tourist information centre in Slovenia.
- Hotel and hostel Park boasts a wide range of comfortable rooms, delicious food, quality service and friendly staff. Its 200 rooms, were all refurbished in 2007 to a high standard Category 3 (***) and provide a comfortable and inspiring stay all year round. The hotel is located in the city centre and offers guests easy access to all major attractions and the beautiful old town where they can enjoy a pleasant stroll or shopping.
- Collegium Mondial Travel Travel Agency Ltd.. is the largest travel agency for young people and a leading tour operator in Central Europe. They represent a group known as CMT, which combines brand Collegium, Mondial Travel Coolbudget, Generation 25+, and G2G Cooltura events. The success of the agency in providing adventure filled travel experiences that involve young people a high standard of accommodation and transport. With the help of a young partner network with branches in different destinations around the world and allow them an active sporting and cultural life, a tender to build the highest quality and most attractive concert and entertainment events. By providing high-value offers while promoting a model that travelling is the best form of informal education.
- Slovenian Railways Ltd.: Business Unit passenger traffic have a basic activity in the service of passenger trains on domestic and international cross-border passenger traffic. In addition to passenger services also provides various additional services on trains, such as catering facilities and bicycle transport on certain trains. At railway stations, the sale of tickets for transport services in Slovenia and most rail operators in Europe. In addition, the outlets also carry out contractual sale of various services of other providers, such as tickets to concerts in Slovenia and abroad, sales of tourist packages, etc. Under the influence of competition in rail carriers looking for new marketing approaches that promote the use of the train.
- CSOE - Centre for School and Extracurricular Activities: Operation of the Centre's school and extracurricular activities (CSOE) extends the scope of education, sports, science and culture. CSOE was established to provide technical and organizational tasks related to the transmission of knowledge by introducing the research, cultural activities and the realization of individual parts of the program in the field of education. They also provide accommodation and food, and adventure vacations to individual guests and organized groups. With 9 out of 24 homes in Slovenia have been awarded the Eco House.
- Hostel Situla is more than just a bed and meals. Offer visitors the story of the Far Hallstatt period in the early Iron Age was a defining moment of our broad range of Novo Mesto.
- Adrenalinček Camp - Eco Camp of Soca's first eco-camp in Slovenia. It is built only from natural materials, provide all the energy the sun, water is used as a refrigerator. Their specialty is marble beds in: open houses, which are placed in tents equipped with mattresses, blankets and pillows for your head. Buy food from neighboring farms, thus promoting the local economy. Their goal is to raise awareness of population about the importance of environmental conservation. In addition to offering an overnight stay in a large selection of adrenaline sports on one site, local food, events for companies, picnic area and entertainment.
- Our hostel is a hostel in the heart of the alpine village of Kranjska Gora, Gorenjska in the old homestead, which has unique architectural features of that time and is decorated in rustic style antique. Your guests in the hostel offers comfortable rooms and dormitory rooms at an affordable price. They try to be as environmentally conscious in the future to become 100% energy independent. They see their future in particular ecological tourism and promoting sustainable and tranquil lifestyle.
- Hostel Pliskovica operates in a renovated farmhouse karst, protected as a cultural monument. In 2003, the stylishly restored and preserved all the typical karst architecture elements. Guests and visitors gladly take you on a guided tour of the farm, learning about architecture and karst features of peasant life.Youth hotel offers a unique experience of life in the Karst once.
- MISSS Institute - Youth Information and Counselling Centre of Slovenia, the provider of information and advice for young people at national level: collecting information at national level for young people and linking information advisory centers for young people all around Slovenia.
- Adria Airways, the Slovenian air carrier with more than devetinštiridesetletno tradition. Their flight network connects Ljubljana with more than 20 European cities and offers excellent connections to Southeast Europe. They are members of Star Alliance. Is an environmentally aware company. Actively work towards continuing reduction of fuel consumption, emissions and noise reduction. Their relationship with the environment and nurtured, and consolidate through donations and sponsorship activities.
- Bed Breakfast Porentov home is located near the golf course in the most beautiful area in Kranjska Gora. 15,000 m 2 of green areas, playgrounds and parking lot, along with the tender and beautiful surroundings provide guests a pleasant stay in all seasons.
- Maya sport tourism is a travel agency that offers all inclusive service in the field of active holidays. Provides water and dry activities (rafting, canoeing, mini-rafting, kayaking, kayak school, biking, hiking, adventure park), an active family vacation (individual and family vacation) and business activities (team building, workshops, business social events).