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18.10.2017

Meeting of the Lukavac municipality representatives and the Union

In the Municipality of Lukavac it has been held a meeting of the municipal Mayor and municipal services representatives with Mr. Nedim Zejnilovic, representing the BIKE-TOUR association, and with representatives of the Union for Sustainable Return and Integrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UZOPI BIH) as well.

The main subject of meeting was the impplementation of the Project " Let's make together life better in Bosnia and Herzegovina", supported by the Government of Switzerland and implemented by the Union for Sustainable Return and Integrations in B&H. The project is implemented in areas of municipalities Bihać, Čapljina and Lukavac.

Formular for rural householders

By completing the questionnaire, the holders of rural houses and ethno villages define their offers and give their consent for free promotion of their tourist attractions on the pages of "BH VILLAGE".

image With the aim of developing rural tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina through the page "BH VILLAGE", we want to make it easier for homeowners to find the way to new visitors, and vice versa.

By entering the exact data and additional information about your accommodation, you will enable new tourists to find easier the way to you. More

Based on the results of the survey conducted mainly in rural areas in 2016 by the Union, the Union gained much wider and clear insights of the needs for people living in rural areas. It was decided to create an environment in order to strengthen tourism potentials in order to enable people living in rural areas to live from the results of their work.

In that sense, the aim of the project is to support development of rural tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rural areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina have potential for development of rural tourim. Beside of protection of cultural heritage, restoring old houses, agricultural facilities, the main goal of the project is to stop the emigration of the population.

The meeting focused on capacity building and economic empowerment of 10 rural households from Lukavac municipality that have showed interest in rural tourism and should be supported to organize their own business through the provision of rural household services.

All those who are interested in the promotion and development of rural tourism or tourist mountain biking are invited to apply to the Room 64 in Lukavac Municipality or the Bike Tour organization for participation in further activities.