As part of the FEAST cross-border cooperation project – Interreg Alcotra, Clémence Perrin-Malterre and Léna Gruas, researchers at the Environments, Dynamics, and Mountain Territories (EDYTEM) laboratory at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, will lead a lunch seminar on “Mountain Trail Running: Challenges in Tourism Development and How the Activity Is Practiced.” The seminar will take place on February 3, 2020, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in Room PM52 of the Pôle Montagne (Building 3) on the Bourget-du-Lac campus.
About the lunch seminar
In the Alps and Pyrenees, as traditional models of tourism development lose steam, stakeholders are working to diversify the tourism offering. Some resorts have positioned themselves around trail running in an effort to diversify their offerings and extend their tourist season. This is particularly true of Saint-Pierre de Chartreuse and the Pays d’Allevard, which have decided to establish a trail running hub in their respective regions.
This presentation will highlight the roles played by various stakeholders in the process of diversifying tourism around outdoor sports. The aim is to analyze how local stakeholders use sports, adapt them to their own needs, and transform them according to their interests—particularly to turn them into a tourism resource. This analysis helps us understand how sports are invoked, or even exploited, by stakeholders to reshape the region’s tourism identity.
Learn more
- Free admission; bring your own food
- Contact: Déborah Reggi, assistant in charge of the FEAST project at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc
