摘要：Within the framework of co-financed investment actions aiming at the strengthening of the Greek economy, the reducing of inequalities and the regional development, the central government of the European Union and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), introduced a Small Medium Enterprises investment program to exploit alternative tourism in Greece. Main developmental objective was the improvement of the competitiveness and extroversion of enterprises and the country's production system, the diversification and the enrichment of the Greek touristic product, utilizing alternative forms of tourism. In this context, the paper investigates at first the spatial distribution of the approved funds concerning the investment program “Alternative Tourism” in Greece, as well as the allocation of funds to each type of alternative tourism (e.g. cultural tourism, religious tourism, conference tourism, etc.).Moreover, the differentiations and inequalities observed in each region are discussed. Finally, an investigation of the influencing factors of such funding programs is performed and an attempt for quantitative analysis and determination of a statistical forecasting model.
