The Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management of MODUL University Vienna, the Institute for Tourism and Leisure Studies of Vienna University of Economics and Business and ÖGAF cordially invite you to "Drivers of Cultural Experiences in tourism" - Industry Panel Discussion as a part of the CPTHL 2009 conference at MODUL University Vienna.

Prof. Ady Milman
Theme parks are at the core of the next seminar about the Latest Trends and Innovations in Tourism hosted by MODUL University Vienna.

The 5th appointment with MODUL University Vienna seminars deals with the environment surrounding the University itself: the Wienerwald!
Our guest speaker, Mr. Christian Diry, will introduce the concept of biosphere reserves in describing the origin and the development of the requirements for this UNESCO predicate. He will use the Biosphere Wienerwald’s projects as vivid example.
The seminar will take place on May 15, 2009 from 2.45 p.m .

The topic of the next appointment with MODUL University Vienna seminars deals with one of the most recurrent questions these days: how is the economic macro-environment changing?

Our guest speaker, Prof. Perry Hobson, will comment trends, shifts and fade for the tourism and hospitality industry.

The next appointment with MU Vienna's seminars on the Latest Trends and Innovation in Tourism will take place on April 17, 2009 from 2:15 pm.
Our guest speaker, Mr Hartwig Bohne (Kempinski Hotels), will talk about the actual changes, challenges and trends concerning the hospitality industry.

Mr Bohne is responsible for the career planning of nearly 400 apprentices in the German Kempinski Hotels and for the development of a successful apprenticeship system corresponding to the company’s growth strategy.

The second appointment with the MU Vienna's seminars about the Latest Trends and Innovations in Tourism dealt with the topic "sustainability".
Our guest speaker, Mr Weiß, is the director of two innovative and successful hotels situated in Austria.

A new series of events about the latest trends and innovations in tourism starts at MODUL University Vienna. The first event concerns the most recent developments in the hospitality industry.

On March 11, the former federal environment minister, Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, awarded the new certificate “CSR-Tourism-Certified” of the “forum anders reisen” (far – literally translated forum traveling differently) to the first 15 tour operators for their sustainability achievements at the ITB Berlin.

The acronym CSR stands for Corporate Social Responsibility and circumscribes businesses’ contributions to sustainable development that go beyond legal requirements. A guideline to CSR reporting was developed by “forum anders reisen” under the management of “Kontaktstelle for Umwelt & Entwicklung” (KATE – literally translated Contact Point for Environment and Development) and a European network of tourism experts. This guarantees the quality and comparability of the CSR reports in tourism for the first time ever.

During the Vienna Travel Exhibition 2009 (Wiener Ferienmesse 2009), the “Live well – travel green!” convention took place in the Vienna Exhibition Center. It was hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture and the Institute for Integrative Tourism and Development “respect”. Representatives from national and international tour operators, tourism specialists, as well as mobility experts took part in the discussions about the characteristics and possibilities of the implementation of green travel opportunities.

MU Vienna and European Cities Marketing (ECM) launched a new joint project on city tourism competitiveness during the association’s last meeting in March 2009. The initiative is the result of a long-term collaboration between MODUL University Vienna and the organization.