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Outdoor host day

Welcoming hikers and co. with quality

Program overview

Welcoming hikers and co. with quality

Friday, September 6, 2024 from 10 am - 2:15 pm

Hall 1, 1st floor, room 15

Moderation: Erik Neumeyer, German Hiking Association

10:00 h

Registration at reception

Welcome coffee
Welcoming the participants

10:20 h

Introduction and welcome

10:30 h

Requirements and challenges for outdoor hosts

Quality hosts Wanderbares Deutschland: Standards and challenges, current measures
Jan Fillisch (Deutscher Wanderverband Service GmbH)

Requirements and situation of outdoor hosts from a destination perspective
Katharina Schwake-Drucks and Ilka Robke (Rothaarsteigverein e.V.)

Requirements and challenges of bicycle hosts
Beate Heiting (ADFC Hessen, project manager Bett und Bike Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland)

Camping and Outdoor (working title)
Prof. Dr. Frank Schaal (Managing Director of the Federal Association of the Camping Industry in Germany)

11:45 h

Coffeebreak, snacks and networking

12:15 h

Panel discussion: Requirements and future prospects for outdoor hosts

Participants:
Beate Heiting (ADFC Hessen, Project Manager Bett und Bike Hessen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland)
Katharina Schwake-Drucks (Rothaarsteigverein e.V.)
Claus Günther (Managing Director Edersee Marketing GmbH)
Daniel Thiel (Head of Tourist Information VG Thalfang)
Prof. Dr. Frank Schaal (Managing Director Bundesverband der Campingwirtschaft in Deutschland)
Larina Lienenbecker (Managing Director Schlosshotel Brilon Wald)

13:00 h

Practical experience and best practice

How important are hiking hosts and alternative forms of hosting?
Claus Günther (Managing Director of Edersee Marketing GmbH)

Hiking host: Schlosshotel Brilon-Wald
Larina Lienenbecker (Managing Director)

Lecker Pfädchen - pleasure hiking in the Hunsrück
Daniel Thiel (Head of Tourist Information Thalfang)

Alternative accommodation: Trekking sites
Dominik Hosters (Managing Director of Naturpark Nordeifel)

14:00 h

Thanks and outlook

Ute Dicks (German Hiking Association)

14:15 h

Finish

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