Objavljeno: 17.01.2020.
When planning a multi-day bike tour, cycle travelers usually rely on certain websites and mobile applications to plan their route and find Bike Friendly accommodation along the way. Some of the most popular ones are Outdooractive.com and Bikemap route planners, as well as the Warm Showers accommodation website. For all those traveling to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro on their Balkans cycling trip, as well as mountain bike lovers that plan to cross Via Dinarica on their bicycles, www.bikefriendlystandard.com is the ultimate website for planning their route and logging.
Bike Friendly Standard website is the place where cyclotourists can find all objects / services / attractions, etc., that are certified as Bike Friendly, so they can plan their safe and comfortable travel accordingly.
What is Bike Friendly Standard and why is it important?
Bike Friendly is a commonly known synonym for bicycle-friendly services. Facilities marked with Bike Friendly are objects / services / attractions, etc., which meet minimum standards adapted to cyclotourists and their needs, i.e. subjects recognized by their efforts to create a comfortable environment for cyclotourists. That means that object marked with a Bike Friendly Standard certification has everything cyclotourist might need for a pleasant stay, including adequate parking, bicycle and equipment storage, dressing room, laundry room, use of electricity for free charging of battery packs, as well as the bicycle washing facility.
Why is Bike Friendly Standard important for Cycle travelers?
Bike Friendly standard website map offers an overview of all Bike Friendly hotels, accommodations, restaurants and other businesses in the region. Finding bicycle friendly places when planning a multi-day bike tour in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro has never been easier. Bike Friendly Standard web made sure of that. Cycle tourists simply look at the map and determine the best route based on local attractions and bike friendly businesses along the way. Read more about why Bike Friendly is the best Bike Route Planner for the Balkans cycle travel.
All cycle travelers need to do when planning their multi-day bike tour is choose among all the places, hotels, accommodation options, restaurants, attractions and other places on the map. While doing that, they know that all objects certified with the Bike Friendly Standard have everything they need for safe and comfortable bike travel. Read more about Things to know when planning a cycle tour in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro here.
Why is Bike Friendly Standard important for Travel Agencies?
“Bike Friendly” travel agencies are basically hubs for cycle travel. They offer a wide range of services for cycotourism. With their mediation, the cyclotourist can book “Bike Friendly” accommodation, rent a bike and equipment, transport bicycles and equipment to another destination, arrange excursions, tourism package, service bicycles, get information, and so on.
The Bike Friendly agency provides all information and “solves all problems” related with cyclotourism. If you are planning your multi-day bike tour in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Serbia or Montenegro, make sure you contact bike friendly certified Travel Agencies you can find on the BFS website.
Why is Bike Friendly Standard important for local Business owners?
To put it simply, if you’re not Bike Friendly Certified, you’re not on the map! That means that cycle travelers will probably choose another accommodation or a restaurant that is certified as Bike Friendly and displayed on the map, and your business will have less customers.
For cyclotourists, road safety, route marking, diverse content, and bike friendly facilities / services where cyclotourists stop for food, drink, sleep, visit tourist attractions are essential as well as the necessary services.
If a place, travelers on bycycles are considering, has a Bike Friendly certificate, they will know it is the right place for them to stay / eat / visit, etc.
As an additional bonus, all objects which join the Bike Friendly Standard will be a part of Outdooractive.com, the biggest active vacation platform in Europe, and one of the primary websites cycle travelers go to when planning their multi-day bike tour. And that’s not all!
Bike Friendly certification brings:
- Promotion on various Bike tour related Web Sites and Social Networks
- Promotion on the official BFS portal
- Directly informing members of the possibilities of additional free of charge trainings and seminars on tourism
- Possibility of networking with other Bike Friendly facilities, bicycle clubs, travel agencies
- Increased level of service and own promotion
- The ability to give your visitors positive and unforgettable experience
- Encouraging development. Your participance stimulates the local economy!
Get certified as Bike Friendly!
If you’re an owner of a business that still isn’t marked as Bike Friendly, first thing you need to do is get certified. You can take the next step now and find out how to start the certification process on the www.bikefriendlystandard.com website
