aei cluster del turismo de extremadura

Name

aei cluster del turismo de extremadura

Legal name

AEI Cluster del Turismo de Extremadura

Website

https://clusterturismoextremadura.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Innovation Cluster Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Partner, Channel & Alliance Summits (THAHAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regional/Field Leadership Meetings (Territory/Market Summits) (THAHAMAK)

Keywords

• Tourism innovation cluster
• Cooperative business development
• Sustainable tourism promotion
• Professional training services
• European project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cáceres

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Revenue is generated through membership fees paid by tourism enterprises in Extremadura who join the cluster to access collaborative projects, innovation information, technology insights, and exclusive member services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The cluster is a private non-profit association that delivers tourism innovation services to Extremadura's tourism enterprises, including collaborative project generation, professional training and tutoring, business advisory in tourism management, and management of EU co-funded projects (Creative Europe, COSME, INTERREG/POCTEP). It acts as an institutional intermediary that convenes hotels, travel agencies, tour operators, restaurants, attractions, and entertainment firms to access innovation, digitization, and international visibility through structured consortium work.

Product overview

AEI Cluster del Turismo de Extremadura is an association for tourism innovation whose main offering is cluster services for regional tourism development, including cooperation and experience sharing among tourism enterprises, professional training, tutoring, and business management advisory. The organization manages a portfolio of European co-financed projects including Dancing Histor(y)ies (performing arts for cultural heritage), CulTourData (data-driven SME competitiveness), HEPRESTONE (heritage enhancement), ILUMINA (nighttime cultural tourism), and RED CIFT (fluvial cruise networking). The cluster provides its members access to collaborative projects, technology and innovation information, and exclusive services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tourism Innovation Cluster Membership Services Member-based association services for tourism enterprises in Extremadura, providing access to collaborative regional, national, and European projects, professional training and tutoring, business management advisory, and technology and innovation intelligence sharing.
• Dancing Histor(y)ies Cultural heritage activation project that links communities and cultural heritage through dance performances at archaeological sites, involving 13 institutions from 11 European countries and targeting tourism audiences and local communities.
• CulTourData EU COSME-funded project supporting tourism SME competitiveness through collaboration with creative industries and data digitization, awarding €7,000 grants per Spanish tourism company beneficiary for sustainable cultural tourism growth.
• HEPRESTONE POCTEP cross-border heritage enhancement project focused on innovative visitor experience development at cultural heritage sites in the Spain–Portugal border region.
• ILUMINA POCTEP cross-border project promoting nocturnal cultural tourism through nighttime illumination and cultural experiences at heritage sites in Extremadura (Spain) and Alentejo (Portugal).
• RED CIFT POCTEP cross-border project establishing a network of Tourism Innovation and Training Centers (Centros de Innovación y Formación Turística) in the Spain–Portugal border region.
• Professional Training, Tutoring, and Advisory Services Recurring training, tutoring, and advisory services delivered to member tourism enterprises across business management areas relevant to the tourism sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• 143 projects submitted, 56 projects approved and executed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RED CIFT ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2024POCTEP-funded project establishing a network of tourism innovation and training centers (Centros de Innovación y Formación Turística) in the Spain-Portugal border region.
• HEPRESTONE ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2024POCTEP-funded project involving heritage site enhancement through pilot visits and visitor experience development. Includes site visits to the Alcazaba of Mérida.
• ILUMINA ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2024POCTEP-funded project promoting nocturnal cultural tourism in Extremadura and Alentejo (Portugal). Focuses on nighttime illumination and cultural experiences at heritage sites.
• Dancing Histor(y)ies ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2023European project co-funded under Creative Europe programme, involving 13 institutions from 11 European countries. The project links communities and cultural heritage through dance, promoting archaeological sites via performing arts. The cluster serves as a Technical Partner contributing to research, training, dramaturgy, and territorial development activities.
• CulTourData ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2022European project (ID: 101038124) within the COSME programme of the European Commission, focused on competitiveness of tourism SMEs through data and digitisation. The cluster acts as a partner, coordinating with tourism enterprises, creative companies, and data/digitalisation experts to implement sustainable cultural tourism projects in Extremadura.
• Festival de Mérida / Consorcio Patronato del Festival de MéridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner in the Dancing Histor(y)ies project, managing the archaeological site of Mérida (Roman theater) and contributing to the internationalization of the festival through dance productions.
• Associazione Enti Locali per le Attività Culturali e di Spettacolo (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner of the Dancing Histor(y)ies project. Coordinates the consortium of 13 institutions from 11 European countries working on cultural heritage enhancement through performing arts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SEGITTUR: Spanish state-owned society for information and tourism technologies. Highly comparable as a national-level tourism innovation and digitalization organization that collaborates with regional actors and participates in EU-funded projects.
• Confederación Española de Agencias de Viajes (CEAV): Spanish confederation of travel agencies. Comparable as a membership organization that supports travel SMEs through training, advocacy, and project participation; overlaps directly with the cluster's travel agency members such as Montijo Tour.
• Red de Destinos Turísticos Inteligentes (Red DTI): Spanish network of smart tourism destinations promoting digital transformation in tourism. Comparable as an innovation-oriented tourism network that brings together public and private stakeholders around EU-funded digitalization projects.

Broad incumbents

• Hostelería de España: National hospitality business association representing hotels and restaurants across Spain. Comparable as a membership-based tourism industry body that advocates for and supports SMEs in the Spanish hospitality sector.
• Turespaña: Spanish national tourism promotion institute under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. Comparable as the overarching Spanish tourism body that co-funds and validates regional tourism initiatives and events like FITUR.
• European Travel Commission (ETC): European tourism promotion organization representing national tourism boards. Comparable in its role coordinating pan-European tourism initiatives and providing a platform for member organizations to participate in EU-level programs.

Regional players

• IFEMA (FITUR organizer): Madrid-based trade fair institution that organizes FITUR, Spain's leading tourism trade fair. Comparable as a major tourism event infrastructure provider where the cluster exhibits and recruits members.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clusterturism
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aei-cluster-turismo-de-extremadura

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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