SPIRIT YOUTH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP

PRATO, 13th of October

Officina Giovani, piazza Macelli 4 Prato

Programme

9:00                       Welcome and introduction by Prato City Council, trainer and participants

9:30 – 11:30      Module 1: Defining Spiritual Tourism by Dolors Vidal, University of Girona                                                                     

1. Specific requirements for a spiritual tourism product (different from other products like active tourism, etc)
2. The spiritual Tourism experience:

• The role of the spiritual coach
• Other indispensable factors: The crowding perception, participation of clients, the sense of place
  1. Diversify your offer through spiritual tourism                                         
• How to transform your existing product/resource into a spiritual tourism experience for young tourists
• How to find the appropriate theme, innovate and bring dynamism
• Examples and types of projects

11:30 – 12:00   Coffee break

12:00 – 13:30   Module 2: Defining the Youth tourism preferences by Carine Gauthier, Eurocircle

(VIRTUAL)                                       

1. (Pro) - Active tourist: Physical and mental
2. Socialising when experiencing activities
3. Easy access, not only but including budget
4. Connectivity and responsibility
5. Examples of activities

13:30 – 14:30   Lunch break

14:30 – 18:00   Module 3: Spiritual Tourism Peer to Peer by Prato

(Virtual) Jury lead by Prato: UdG, Eurocircle, 2 peers (partners from the other two destinations), Equotube, NECSTouR, young person involved in a local youngsters’ association, member(s) of the Spirit Youth advisory committee.

Presentation of 5 activities by participants

                10 minutes of presentation

                10 minutes of jury assessment

16:20 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK

Presentation of 5 activities by participants

                10 minutes of presentation

                10 minutes of jury assessment

18:00    End of the workshop