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Symposium Nature.Tourism.Future

Living and experiencing nature: Adventure, outdoor sports and sustainable tourism

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Programm Overview

The future of sustainable outdoor tourism - challenges for destinations and service providers

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 from 10:00 h to 16:30 h

Hall 1, 1st floor, room 15

Moderation: Bernd Löher, CIVD President

10:00 h

Registration and welcome coffee

10:30 h

Opening and welcome by moderator

Bernd Löher, CIVD President

10:45 h

Greeting

Guest of honor from the world of politics: Silke Krebs, State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

11:00 h

Destinations & Sustainability

The thematic block "Destinations & Sustainability" includes presentations on sustainable travel and the development of sustainable tourism strategies.

14:00 h

Digitalization

The thematic block "Digitalization" provides insights into the role of digital data and successful visitor management in outdoor tourism.

Block 1: Destinations & sustainability, moderated by Markus Tressel (CEO Trepublica GmbH)

11:00 h

Talk: How can sustainable tourism policy succeed?

Presenter Markus Tressel in conversation with State Secretary Silke Krebs

11:25 h

Sustainable travel: UNESCO Geoparks as a camping destination

Dr. Gösta Hoffmann, Consultant German UNESCO Commission e.V.

11:50 h

Input destination and sustainability 15 min

From flood disaster to sustainable tourism concept - reconstruction as an opportunity for the Ahr Valley Sebastian Rischen, Project Manager Sustainable Tourism Concept Ahr Valley 2025

12:10 h

Abenteuer auf zwei Rädern: Fahrradfahren als nachhaltige Outdoor-Aktivität

Tilman Sobek, Managing Director absolute GPS

12:30 h

Outdoor tourism - what can it contribute to regional development?

Prof. Dr. Felix Wölfle, IU International University in Düsseldorf

12:50 h

Study "Tourism and climate change in North Rhine-Westphalia - options and prospects"

Frank Butenhoff, Head of Division at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

13:10 h

Caravanning and camping in large protected areas

Jan Wildefeld, National Natural Landscapes

13:30 h

Coffee break / snack

Block 2: Digitalization, moderated by Erik Neumeyer

The digitalization block will take place in close cooperation with the DWV project WaldWegweiser, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) via the Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR).

14:00 h

Introduction and welcome

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Rauchfuß, President of the German Hiking Association

14:05 h

Digital data as part of product quality

Marcel Tischer, Head of Digital Management TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH

14:25 h

Forest signpost project: open data and digital guidance for visitors to the forest

Hanne Herrmann, German Hiking Association, WaldWegweiser project

14:45 h

Opportunities and limitations of OpenStreetMap for outdoor tourism

Thomas Froitzheim, Naviso Outdoornavigation

15:10 h

Visitor management as a central task in highly frequented tourist regions:

The opportunities of digitization using the example of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein
André Rosinksi, Board Member for the Bay of Lübeck Baltic Sea

15:35 h

Panel discussion: Digital data - a building block of quality tourism

Participants:

Isabel Adelhardt, Tour Konzept eG
Markus Hallermann, CEO Komoot
Erik Neumeyer, DWV
Marcel Tischer, TMB Brandenburg
Hartmut Wimmer, Outdooractive AG

Moderation:
Thomas Froitzheim, Naviso Outdoornavigation

16:25 h

Summary and moderation: Markus Tressel and Erik Neumeyer

16:30 h

Conclusion with a snack

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