Organized by Region of Crete, the 4th project meeting of partners on the TOUREST project took place in Rethymno (Greece) on 9th and 10th October 2019. On the first day of the meeting, a summary and overview of the activities in the previous period was presented, the work plan was updated and the overall status of the WT1, the activities on the Communication and dissemination package, and the reporting of activities and finances were presented.
Subsequently, the coordination of the WT2 and WT3 packages and a web-based tool for self-assessment of water management in tourism in the Adriatic-Ionian region were conducted.
The second day of the meeting was dedicated to the visit to 2 project sites. One site was a visit to Creta Maris Beach Resort near Heraklion, where the hotel staff presented sustainability actions and particularly all the activities of Creta Maris related to the Environment, Employees, Society and Market.
Second part of the visit was devoted to the presentation of the Good Practice of monitoring network in Municipal Company of Water Supply in Malevisi as well as a visit to the water desalination plant near the municipality of Gazi.
The Final Conference will be held in Italy, in Region of Abruzzo, in Spring 2020.
