Project SAFETUR “Practice based training tool for safety and security in European rural tourism” Partner meeting April 18 Germany

WP1 – Define beneficiary training needs Time: – Safety and Security requirments in partner countries summerized and available in uments/wp1_country_summary.pdf Eurogites should have it in website and disseminate electronically. uments/wp1_country_summary.pdf Tourist feedbacks analyzed in partner countries till Totally 579: NOR 60; BG 129; LV 97; LT 100; ES 96; UK 97

WP2 – Develop Handbook “Your rural tourism business – run it smart” Time: – Online customer survey in partner countries. Survey will be summarised by Structure of the handbook and Safety&Secrity tree vuc1v vuc1v EN version of Handbook by Partners translate and add national info by

WP2 –Handbook structure General safety and security (S&S) Licenses and consents TV and Copyright licensing Generic: If music record playing equipment is available at the guest house, the owner must have an agreement with the copyright agencies, responsible for public broadcast and retransmission of music records. Usually there are 2 organisations in European countries – one is representing authors of music, another – performing artists. A separate contract is signed with each organisation. Criteria: □ If you provide for playing music records or retransmission of music in public space, you have a contract or agreement with relevant organisations in your country. Best practice: European rural tourism organisation „Eurogites” made a summary of requirements and fees for music playback in several countries in Europe. See the table attached. Country specific - Latvia: In Latvia there are 2 binding organisations. Each requires a separate contract: - Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency/Latvian Authors Association (AKKA/LAA) ; - Association of Latvian Performing Artists and Producers

WP3 – Web based Safety and Security training tool Time: – Web based tool: S&S self-check, inspection manual, virtual training module. Web tool design programming, solutions for web tool display, integration in Eurogites and national websites. Translations of web forms.

WP4 - Testing Time: – Each partner have to organize testing with rural tourism providers and VET students. Report and feedback summary sent to lead partner.

WP5 – Project management Time: – Next project meeting in UK Final eligible spending date for the Interim report is , partners have to send all documents and report excel sheet by % of the first 40% EC transfer should be spent.

WP6 – Dissemination and Valorization Time: Information about the project and working documents available here: Information about project activities in ADAM database Project leaflet Minumum activities for each partner: 2 press releases, publication at website and link to project website, 2 workshops