Presentation of the Sustainable Tourism Fund

Haute-Vienne Tourisme, the departmental agencies for Creuse, Corrèze and Dordogne, is partnering ADEME to deploy the Sustainable Tourism Fund as part of the France Relance plan over the 2021/2023 period.

The Fund, with a budget of 50 million euros at national level, is aimed at VSEs and SMEs in the Restaurant and Tourist Accommodation sectors (excluding non-professional furnished-rental tenants), located in rural areas.

ATTENTION, these are not building renovation or insulation projects, but rather projects to reduce water and energy consumption in the kitchen/accommodation sector, optimize waste management, create a more sustainable plate of food, invest in efficient lighting, or promote more eco-friendly mobility…

All VSEs and SMEs located in rural areas (all Haute-Vienne communes except Limoges and Panazol) with one of the following activities: catering (NAF 56.10A, 56.21Z) and/or tourist accommodation (NAF 55.10Z, 55.30Z, 55.20Z, 55.90Z).

In detail:

• 5510Z – Hotels and similar accommodation
• 5520Z – Tourist accommodation and other short-term accommodation
• 5530Z – Camping grounds and parks for caravans or recreational vehicles
• 5590Z – Other accommodation
• 5610A – Traditional restaurants
• 5621Z – Catering services
• Agricultural activities if at least 30% of total sales come from tourism activities
• 8411Z – Public administration
• 8413Z – Public administration (supervision) of economic activities

For actions relating to insulation, renewable energies, project management and commercial refrigeration, the following sectors are eligible:

• 6820B – Renting of land and other real estate
• 9499Z – Other voluntary organizations

PLEASE NOTE: self-employed entrepreneurs are not eligible for the “renewable energies” and “labeling” actions. SCIs can benefit from the Sustainable Tourism Fund for renovation actions (insulation and renewable energies) only.