Protection of Tranquebar Heritage and the Creation of Employment Opportunities through Planned Sustainable Tourism Development.Nils Finn Munch-Petersen, MSc in ethnography, Tourism Planner
- The project is financed by Bikuben Foundation and is part of the Galathea3 expedition.
Tranquebar is the best preserved, and the least altered, of the former European trading posts on the Indian coast. A meeting ground for Indian and Danish culture.
The grid of straight streets, the Gate, the Dansborg Fortress, beautifully placed overlooking the long coastal beach; the Danish churches and cemeteries, the Parade Ground, and a serene and quiet town with a minimum of vehicular traffic, giving the best possible options for developing cultural- and beach tourism.
It is accordingly important, right now when India experiences fast economic growth, to ensure that tourism development will preserve the culture of Tranquebar, as to buildings, streets and the composition of population groups.
The Project will be carried out by Nils Finn Munch-Petersen, Tourism Planner and specialist in nature- and culture tourism who has worked in India numerous times. nilsfinn@hotmail.com
The tourism plan for Tranquebar will follow international standards and, among others, comprise: Legislation, building regulations, building maintenance, activity planning, visitor accommodation, transport, parking, water supply, waste water and solid waste. As well as a description of the market for Tranquebar – the international market, but, more importantly, the Indian domestic market, and Tranquebar both as an overnight- and as an excursion destination.
A marketing plan will be developed on the basis of market analysis, and marketing materials, including a website, will be produced.
The Project will be carried out in close collaboration with local government and local populations, including the private sector, local councils and NGOs.
Training programmes will be designed for local populations, and work will be carried out in collaboration with Indian and international tour operators.
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