Paper Title
MARNEULI MUNICIPALITY TALKING TOURIST PLACES AS A TOOL FOR GREEN ECONOMY OF THE COMMUNITY

Abstract
Abstract - The project EU4Business-Connecting Companies managed by Euro-chambers and funded under the EU4Business initiative of the European Union had been launched in 2009 to deepen and strengthen relations between the European Union (EU), its Member States, and its six Eastern neighbors (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine) countries. In 2023, the collaboration of 2 organizations: ,,Travel Agency ,,Saba” (Tbilisi, Georgia) and ,,Movimento Life Beyond Tourism-Travel to Dialogue Srl Soc. Ben, (Florence, Italy)” encouraged cross-border cooperation and created the platform for joint activities and/or projects aimed at promoting tourism products at local and international level. Specifically, the research project aimed to implement the best practice “Talking Places” program in specific Georgian heritage sites and to arrange suitable agreements with the local administration to support it. The mentioned initiative was adopted by LNGO ,,Tourism and Reality”and financially supported by HEKS-EPER Georgia and (EU). The target geographical area of the research project ,,Marneuli Municipality Talking Tourist Places as a Tool for Green Economy of the Community” was Kvemo Kartli region, that initially implied Research Activities -Needs’ Assessment in/of Tourism Sector, hence creating the platform that could encourage the local community to follow Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), create an eco-friendly environment, use storytelling platform for promoting local culture, contribute to the international attractiveness - increase the average stay of the visitors, enhance the less-known destinations and cultural mindfulness and typical products of locals. Keywords - Talking Tourist Places, Marneuli, Green Economy