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Solar panels on a sustainable guesthouse in the Jordanian desert
Testing

Solar Micro-Grid Pilot for Guesthouses

Jordan

Problem: Small rural guesthouses face high and unpredictable energy costs, which makes it hard for them to price rooms competitively.

Provider
GreenStay Hub
Access
Community Access
Comments
2
Request to Test
Laptop showing a tourism booking dashboard beside a payment terminal
Completed

MicroBook Booking Engine

Greece

Problem: Micro-accommodations rely on manual phone and WhatsApp bookings, which don't scale and cause double-bookings.

Provider
Local SME Company
Access
Open Access
Comments
1
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Self-service hotel check-in kiosk beside a guest room door
Prototype

Digital Check-In Concierge

Greece

Problem: Guests expect a smooth digital check-in and local recommendations, but small hotels can't justify building this themselves.

Provider
Aegean Farms Co.
Access
Contributor Access
Comments
0
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Audio and QR code station beside the ancient columns of Umm Qais
Testing

Heritage Audio Trail — Umm Qais Pilot

Jordan

Problem: Visitors to smaller heritage sites often have no context for what they're seeing, and staffed guides aren't always available.

Provider
Petra Trails
Access
Open Access
Comments
1
Request to Test
Connected tourism businesses represented by a shared protection model
Prototype

Community Risk-Sharing Fund — Pilot Design

Italy

Problem: A single bad season can be enough to close a small tourism business permanently.

Provider
GreenStay Hub
Access
Restricted
Comments
1
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Historic Kyrenia old town direction signs on a Mediterranean street
Active

Kyrenia Old Town Wayfinding Pilot

Cyprus

Problem: Visitors to the old town frequently miss lesser-known heritage sites just streets away from the main route.

Provider
Local SME Company
Access
Open Access
Comments
0
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Shared social content calendar displayed on a tourism workspace monitor
Testing

Shared Social Content Calendar — Pilot

Jordan

Problem: Small operators know they should post consistently on social media but rarely have the time or skill to plan it.

Provider
ReTour Partners
Access
Open Access
Comments
1
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Mediterranean local supplier products and marketplace tablet
Completed

Local Supplier Marketplace — Pilot

Jordan

Problem: MSMEs lack visibility into local suppliers for everyday needs and default to expensive intermediaries.

Provider
Aqaba Innovation Lab
Access
Community Access
Comments
0
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