About the Project

Project Objective

Supporting tourism SMEs in the twin green and digital transition.


Thematic Areas

SMARTIES for SMEs is a transnational project to improve the competitiveness of SMEs in the EU Mediterranean region. It focuses on 3 thematic areas:

The project

implements a qualitative and quantitative research on the needs of SMEs in the post-Covid scenario and on best practices to facilitate this twin transition, reaching out to 110 key stakeholders and 250 SMEs from 8 countries and 11 areas in the Mediterranean region. In addition, it publishes the results in a Compendium available for the forthcoming T4T platform.

provides a blended capacity-building programme for tourism SMEs in 8 countries and 11 regions through local workshops and thematic webinars, reaching 275 SMEs and over 180 participants respectively.

selects, monitors and supports 75 innovative projects from 5 EU countries in the Mediterranean region, prioritising sustainable solutions that foster the twin transition.

reaches out to tourism ecosystems (EU and non-EU countries) through 5 networking events, a dedicated communication campaign and the publication of a Mediterranean Diet Handbook as a model of food sustainability in tourism.

The project will be carried out through the following activities


Work Package 1

Project Management and Coordination to guarantee the delivery of all project's outputs and the respect of time and financial resources.


Work Package 2

Compendium on Tourism SMEs needs and best practices identifying the needs and best practices to support tourism SMEs in the post-Covid scenario at EU Mediterranean level


Work Package 3

Technical and Financial Support to SMEs to participate to the “Call for Projects”. The WP aims at providing technical and financial support to 75 innovative projects by SMEs of the Mediterranean area and promoting the innovation, sustainability, digitalisation and diversification of the tourism offer in the EU Mediterranean area.


Work Package 4 

Capacity Building for SMEs: Regenerative Tourism in the Mediterranean Area

This WP aims at increasing the competences of tourism SMEs in the Mediterranean area, and promoting the adoption of regenerative forms of tourism, with the central role of the local community in the planning and delivering of tourism offers and services.


 Work Package 5 

Mediterranean Networking of the tourism and agri-food ecosystems and dissemination

This WP aims at ensuring the project's visibility, the dissemination of its results to local, national and international key stakeholders and facilitating the networking and the visibility of innovative projects, best practices and lessons learnt.