During the 40th conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association (ttra) in Honolulu, Hawaii, Prof. Karl Wöber was presented with the Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award.

This prestigious award, named for the long-time editor of the Journal of Travel Research, recognizes annually the most significant work in the journal. This year, the jury acknowledges the contribution by Prof. Wöber and his co-authors Zheng Xiang (University of North Texas) and Daniel R. Fesenmaier (Temple University) on the Representation of the Online Tourism Domain in Search Engine.

Prof. Dagmar Lund-Durlacher and Anja Hergesell participated in this year’s BEST EN Think Tank on „The Importance of Values in Sustainable Tourism“. The four day conference (June 15-18) took place on the Singapore campus of James Cook University and featured keynote speeches, research presentations and break-out sessions devoted to the development of an online wiki on the conference theme. Dagmar and Anja presented the research findings of a study on the female workforce in the Austrian hospitality market.

From June 30 until July 1, 2009, Anja Hergesell represented MU Vienna at the first conference on European Universities for a sustainable and competitive tourism.

The Embassy of the United States of America and the Department of Public Governance and Management of MODUL University Vienna cordially invite you to The Financial and Economic Crisis: Are We on the Way Out of It? a presentation by Roger Mesznik, Columbia University, Finance and Economics Department.

A small buffet and drinks will be provided after the presentation.
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 4:00 p.m.
Location: MODUL University Vienna

On April 16, 2009 students of MU Vienna's Bachelor program visited the Hofburg Vienna, one of the top conference venues in Austria and worldwide. The Hofburg Vienna had invited students of tourism educational institutions to introduce them to the fascinating world of congresses and events. The aim was to present typical and possible future works within the sector, and giving prospective tourism professionals the chance to learn about opportunities and establish networks with major players.

On Wednesday, December 3, 2008, MU Vienna hosted a panel discussion on "Climate neutral" travel offers organized in cooperation with the NGOs respect (Institute for Integrative Tourism and Development), Naturfreunde Internationale and Klimabündnis Österreich. Recognizing the interrelationships between climate change and tourism as outlined in the UN reports:

Invitation to Panel Discussion

Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 18:00
MODUL University Vienna
Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna

How important is climate protection to the customer when choosing a travel offer?  And to which offers does the travel industry react?

MODUL University Vienna, in close collaboration with the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien’s Institute of Tourism and Leisure Studies, investigated the influence of residents’ acceptance of the sport mega event – the EURO 2008 soccer championship. Overall, the advocates had a slight majority of 55% in May 2008, just a few weeks before the beginning of the tournament. Attitudes towards positive effects on the community and national levels show the strongest impact on the degree of acceptance.

Welcome to the new issue of our newsletter. This issue presents the concept of social sustainability. Comments can be e-mailed to the editor (newsletter.contact@modul.ac.at). Thanks!

I. Social Sustainability?
Social sustainability is focused on the development of programs and processes that promote social interaction and cultural enrichment. It emphasizes protecting the vulnerable, respecting social diversity and ensuring that we all put priority on social capital.