Theme: Recreation and Tourism Incentive Fund

The theme of the Recreation and Tourism Incentive Fund, entitled "Strengthening existing and stimulating new tourism and recreational offerings," is aimed at attracting and better serving the Flemish and German markets.

The initiative must include one of the following options:

  1. Marketing and promotional initiatives that contribute to increasing the visibility of recreational offerings for foreign tourists. The POIsLand van Maas en Waal, Hanseatic city of Maasbommel, and recreational area De Gouden Ham are mandatory promotional components.
  2. General initiatives that contribute to increasing the number of marketing activities for the domestic market (i.e., outside the region) and also for the local market. The POIsLand van Maas en Waal, Hanseatic city of Maasbommel, and recreation area De Gouden Ham are a mandatory promotional component.

Example projects:

  • Option 1: Multilingualism of websites and other promotional materials.
  • Option 2: Joint promotional campaigns for new initiatives (online and/or offline) in which the Land van Maas en Waal, the Hanseatic city of Maasbommel, and the Gouden Ham recreation area are (also) prominently promoted.

Conditions that the application must meet:

The contribution is provided to projects that:

  1. give an (economic) boost to the chosen theme in the field of leisure economy within West Maas en Waal; and
  2. add value to West Maas en Waal, which means that there is a reasonable chance that the project will generate more income or profit, as demonstrated by a financial overview. Or which means that the quality of recreation within the municipality of West Maas en Waal will be improved.

The initiative arising from the above theme is subject to a number of conditions:

  • The initiative should contribute to the leisure economy in West Maas en Waal;
  • The initiative must include a detailed plan for one of the two options above. The initiative must be applied for using the online application form for the Recreation and Tourism Platform (PRET) subsidy.
  • When awarding a contribution, the municipality of West Maas en Waal must be named as a partner of the initiative (by mentioning and/or displaying the municipal coat of arms).
  • The incentive contribution covers a maximum of 50% of the costs incurred;
  • The incentive contribution will amount to a maximum of €2,500, provided that the available budget of the Recreation and Tourism Incentive Fund is sufficient.
  • An initiator may apply to the Fund once per theme;
  • In addition to the above conditions, the'Regulation on Contributions from the Recreation and Tourism Fund of the Municipality of West Maas en Waal' applies, including Article 8.8:
    The diversity of the applications will be taken into account in the allocation process.

The application must be submitted before the end of each quarter using the online form, so that it can be considered at the next meeting of the Platform. 

  • Before April 1;
  • Before July 1;
  • Before October 1;
  • Before January 1.

For more information, please consult the Regulation on Contributions from the Recreation and Tourism Fund.