The aim of the project is to achive stronger regional partnership and cooperation through promoting economic and social development in the Black Sea Basin (and especially vulnerable, rural areas) via integrated utilization of physical and human resources and exchange of best practice aimed at enhancing the standards of product and service delivery as well as to bulid effective and replicable networks of capable local service providers in rural tourism, as well as sophisticated travel agencies to co-develop, market, and sell a new unique touristic product that encurages inter-flows of visitors intra-regionally and contribute to unprecedented cooperation between national authorities in the region and intra-country, aimed ultimately to sustaining the cross-border impacts of rural tourism. Achievements: Increased incomes and living standards within the target rural communities in participating countries, by at least 40-50%.Increased flows of tourists intra-regionally, particularly those interested in rural tourism, by at least 30%, for estimates reflecting expectations for the year following the Project closure.Enhanced standards of product and service delivery by at least 50%.