Green Tourism Conference

Journalist, presenter in TV and Radio (ORF) and freelance podcast host of „Frauenfragen“ and „Verstehe!“. Author of the book “Frauenfragen: Männer antworten”. Keynote speaker on topics such as gender equality and personality developement. University degree in journalism. Several work visits abroad: Budapest, Hungary (MR1 Radio) and Dharamshala, India, where she helped build a radio station for teenagers (Tashi Delek 90.4 FM). Feminist and mother of two.

Professor of tourism at Linnaeus-University in Kalmar, Sweden. He has worked with tourism and climate change for more than 25 years. The most cited researcher in the field of tourism sustainability. He has worked as a consultant for dozens of companies, as well as supranational organizations including UNWTO, UNEP, OECD and World Bank Group.

Dagmar Lund-Durlacher, Professor of Tourism Management, is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Sustainable Tourism (ZENAT) at the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE) and at the Institute for Tourism Sustainability (ITS) in Vienna. She has been researching and teaching in the field of sustainable tourism for many years, focusing on CSR, climate change, mobility, sustainable food and transformation processes in tourism. She is active in numerous international scientific networks and works as a scientific and technical consultant for national and international organizations such as UNWTO, UNEP and OECD.

Management Board Member of Valamar Riviera d.d., Croatia's leading tourism company, where she is responsible for business development and acquisitions, internationalization of the Valamar portfolio, Valamar digital & innovation team, sustainability, and corporate responsibility. She has held numerous leadership roles shaping Valamar's impressive growth and development. Ivana Budin Arhanić graduated with a degree in Economics from Middleburry College in the USA and holds a MBA degree from Harvard Business School. She is an active member of various tourism and industry boards and associations in Croatia promoting innovation, growth, and sustainable development.

Tomej is associate professor at the Centre for Tourism, Innovation and Culture, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Kolding, Denmark. His research deals with various aspects of sustainable tourism development – sustainable mobility and transport, accessibility and inclusivity, tourism co-design, and regenerative tourism. Apart from publishing in leading scientific tourism journals, Tomej communicates latest research with professional communities and at public events such as the Danish Science Festival. He also teaches in SDU’s master programmes, including the joint European Master in Tourism Management (EMTM).

At Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts he is a lecturer, project manager and member of the institute management as well as head of the majors in tourism on the Bachelor level as well as of the mentoring programme. His main areas of expertise include tourism and sustainable development (e.g. Swisstainable), sustainable product development and marketing, sustainability management, certifications and labels. Fabian Weber represents the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in the international network TRIANGLE (European Knowledge Alliance for Sustainable Tourism) and is a member of the Executive Committee of BEST EN (Building Excellence in Sustainable Tourism - Education Network).

Claudia Plot is a consultant, coach and instructor for sustainable hotel management and leadership. Claudia Plot holds a degree in English studies and a Certificate in International Hotel Management (Modul Vienna). She held the Austrian ETGG 2030 workshops. Nearly 20 years of experience in the national and international hospitality industry and several of those in Vienna’s famous Boutiquehotel Stadthalle, have shaped her goal to help make tourism more sustainable. Her approach is very practical - aiming to break down the large concept of sustainability into manageable and easy to accomplish steps for a hotel's everyday life.

Gueorgui has a Master's degree in law and international relations, with a specialisation in sustainable development and environmental law. Currently, he is a PhD candidate and is preparing a thesis, whose subject focuses on the European Green Deal. By bringing his previous project management experience into the ETGG2030 project, he is supporting the sustainability certification of the selected tourism SMEs in Bulgaria and coordinates all national activities surrounding that process

Dr Zimmer studied business administration/tourism at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. He is the founder of FUTOUR, a consultancy for environmental, touristic and regional topics, which helped him gain years of experience in Germany and abroad. He is also working as an examiner of the EMAS eco auditors in the field of “tourism” and “transport” as well as an accredited Green Key auditor, as a partner of Green Globe and chairman of the certification advisory board for TourCert. Furthermore, he was a member in the sustainability committee of the German Travel Association and on the Tourism Advisory Board of the Modul University Vienna.

DI Thaler is head of division for active mobility and mobility management in the Austrian Ministry for climate action, environment, energy, mobility, innovation and technology as well as president of the EU platform on mobility management EPOMM. Since 2021 he is Vice Chair of the UNECE/WHO transport health environment pan European programme THE PEP.

Travel environmentally friendly by taking the train or forming a carpool. You can use the ÖBB route planner: https://www.oebb.at/.

Public transport from Vienna main station to Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen:

Take the S1 or S3 to station "Rennweg", after that 3 minute walk

Interval: every 3 to 5 minutes

Journey time: 10 minutes

Choose a hotel that is certified with the Austrian Eco-label.

A room contingent has been pre-booked for you at the following ecolabelled hotel:
Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen Vienna.

Use the environmentally friendly services offered by your hotel, such as:

Changing towels and sheets only when necessary.

Turn off all lights and electronic devices (TV, air conditioning, heating) when temporarily leaving the hotel room.

Give preference to open drinks, food on dishes, milk and sugar without portion packaging.

Dispose your waste (PET, glass, paper, metal) using the separate collection offered.

If you cannot avoid travelling by plane or car, there is the possibility of compensating for the CO2 emissions by making compensation payments.

You can find appropriate providers here:

https://co2.myclimate.org/

https://www.climateaustria.at/

https://klima-kollekte.at/

www.atmosfair.de​​​​​​​