ESA Space for Tourism Funding Call October 2021

ESA in cooperation with the World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) is planning to issue an Announcement of Opportunities (AO) for the development of space-based services enabled by innovative digital solutions to support tourism and travel industry in their transition to the new normal.

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Applications open 15 October 2021, close 18 March 2022.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

Examples of focus areas relevant to the AO are potential space technologies to accelerate good practices towards sustainable development that will help the tourism sector reach the Agenda 2030, such as:

USE OF DIGITAL AND CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS TO HELP THE SECTOR EMBRACE NEW BUSINESS MODELS REQUIRED IN POST – COVID 19, FOCUSING ON: 

  • Shift towards unmanned transportation, increased use of automation and robots

  • Support rural tourism by promoting remote experiences

  • Provide always-on/ everywhere connectivity to travellers

  • Support traveller’s experience sharing and active engagement with rural communities

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Motivation, business experience and domain expertise are all important features. We want to hear about your ideas that involve utilisation of either space technology or space data. 

We welcome any ideas from businesses of any size, such as start-ups and SMEs to develop their ideas for new business applications. Newcomers and organisations, we've worked with before are both welcome!

For this call, companies residing in the following Member States will be eligible to apply: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 

Economic Operators, intending to respond to this AO are requested to inform their National Delegation of their intention to submit a proposal as soon as possible, prior to the submission of the Outline Proposal.

Find out more about the call and how to apply via the button below.

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