Archive

2014: Tourism and Poverty Reduction – Expectations and Reality

Introduction
Klaus Betz, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V.

Panel Guests
Andreas Müseler, Sustainability Manager of DER Touristik
Eduard Rauchdobler, Co-Founder and Member of the Board, Mountain Lodges of Peru (MLP)
Dr. Wolfgang Weinz, HHotels, Catering and Tourism Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva

Moderation
Helga Kirchner, former Editor-in-Chief WDR-Radio Cologne (ARD)

2013: Sympathy or Scepticism – The Importance of Tourism in Greece

Introduction
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Herz, Chairman of the Board, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V.

Panel Guests
George Drakopoulos, Director General at SETE - Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, Chairman of the Committee of the Affiliate Members, UNWTO

Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, Parliamentary State Secretary (Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs), Special Emissary for the German-Greek-Assembly (DGV)

Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas, Tourism & Marketing Consultant, Assistant Professor at the University of Patras

Karola Tippmann, Project Coordinator at the Institute for International Tourism Management at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences

Moderation
Panagiotis Kouparanis, Berlin Correspondent of the Greek Programme of Deutsche Welle

2012: Generation Future! The turning point in Arab history is just at its very beginning

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Asmaa Mahfouz, Internetaktivistin und Sacharow-Preisträgerin, Kairo

Dr. Gunter Mulack, Direktor des Deutschen Orientinstituts, Berlin

Björn Blaschke, Nahost-Korrespondent des ARD-Hörfunks, Kairo

Hamed Abdel-Samad, Politikwissenschaftler und renommierter Buchautor

Moderation
Helga Kirchner, Journalistin, ehem. Chefredakteurin Hörfunk WDR

2011: KING’S CHILDREN? About the strange German-Turkish cooperation/coexistence

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Vural Öger, Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter ÖGER TÜRK TUR, Mitglied im Aufsichtsrat von Thomas Cook

Dr. Günter Seufert, Forschungsgruppe EU-Außenbeziehungen der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Mehmet Gökhan Tuncer, Lecuturer German-Turkish Master Programme in Social Sciences, Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität Berlin

Moderation
Helga Kirchner, Journalist, ehem. Chefredakteurin Hörfunk WDR

2010: The (un)critical tourist – Travel between fun and frustration

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V.

Participants
"Zwischenrufer" Karl Born, Professor für Tourismusmanagement an der Hochschule Harz/Wernigerode

Jürgen Klimke MdB, Mitglied des Auswärtigen Ausschusses und des Tourismus-Ausschusses des Deutschen Bundestages

Wybcke Meier, Geschäftsleitung Öger Tours GmbH

Gemma Pörzgen, Freie Journalistin, Vorstandsmitglied Reporter ohne Grenzen

Moderation
Helga Kirchner, Journalistin, ehem. Chefredakteurin Hörfunk WDR

2009: Successfully built on Sand?

Tourism Development in the Gulf States

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Sheik Sultan Bin Ahmed Bin Sultan Al Qassimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority and Deputy Chairman of the Sharjah Oil Council

Dr. Volker Böttcher, Board Member of TUI Travel PLC and Chairman of the Management of TUI Germany GmbH

Dr. Iskandar El-Dick, Radio Editor of the Arabian Program of Deutsche Welle Broadcasting, Berlin

Prof. Dr. Fred Scholz, Institute for Geographical Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin

Moderation
Björn Blaschke, West German Broadcasting Corporation, ARD radio correspondent in Amman

2008: Rays of Hope in the Orient?

Israel and Palestine are negotiating. Will the Middle East become a "normal" tourism destination?

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Avi Primor, Director, Centre of European Studies at the University of Herzliya, Israel; former Ambassador of the State of Israel to Germany

Abdallah Al-Frangi, Leader of the Commission for External Affairs of the National Liberation Movement "Fateh", Palestine; former Palestinian General Delegate to Germany

Peter-Mario Kubsch, Managing Director of Studiosus Reisen München GmbH

Moderation
Manfred Erdenberger, West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR), Spokesman of the German Initiative for the Middle East (DINO)

2007: From Tourism Manager to Internet Salesman

Is tourism losing its soul?

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Karl Born, Professor for tourism management at the Harz University

Claudia Brözel, VIR e.V.

Tilman Uhlig, Ordinary partner and executive director, Terranova Touristik Uhlig KG

Moderation
Helga Kirchner, West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR), Editor in Chief/Head of Programme Area Politics Radio

2006: Journey to (false) friends?

 Tourism in times of cultural-political debates

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Melinda Crane, (USA) News and talk-show moderator, Deutsche Welle

Iskandar El-Dick, Editor, Deutsche Welle (radio)

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Herz, Political scientist and vice-president of the University of Erfurt

Dr. Georg Röwekamp, Managing Director, Biblische Reisen GmbH

Moderation
Helga Kirchner, West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR), Editor in Chief/Head of Programme Area Politics Radio

2005: Sympathy for the World?

Tourism caught between politics and religion, clash of cultures and understanding between nations

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Caroline Emcke, Overseas correspondent for the news magazine Der Spiegel and author

Freimut Duve, Publisher and a long-standing OSCE commissioner for the freedom of the media

Vural Öger, Director of the ÖGER Group and MEP

Moderation
Gerd Ruge, Former ARD correspondent in Moscow and Washington and television chief editor of the WDR (West German Broadcasting Corporation)

 

 

2004: Travel in difficult times

Will curiosity and freedom step back?

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Prof. Dr. Dieter Kronzucker, Special Correspodent of SAT1 und N24

Peter-Mario Kubsch, General Manager and Partner of the corporation Studiosus Reisen, Munich

Wolfgang Mössinger, Assistant Head of Division International Transport Policy and Tourism Policy (German Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Moderation
Helga Kirchner, West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR), Editor in Chief/Head of Programme Area Politics Radio

2003: Tourism and the World's Religions Position finding in times of crisis

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Dr. Katajun Amirpur, Publisher and Scientist Expert in Islam

Dr. Martin Bauschke, Head of the Berlin Office of "Stiftung Weltethos"

Dr. Gunter Mulack, Ambassador, Representative of Auswärtiges Amt (German Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for Dialogue with Islam and Dialogue between Cultures

Moderation
Bernward Kalbhenn, Norddeutscher Rundfunk

2002: Tourism needs Peace

About fright and helplessness after the events of September, 11 and the necessity of peace-promoting initiatives.

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Ursula Reinert, General Manager and Partner of the Corporation OFT-Reisen, Ditzingen bei Stuttgart

Dr. Navid Kermani, Publisher and Expert on Islam (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin)

Prof. Dr. Friedemann Büttner, Arbeitsstelle Politik des Vorderen Orients am Otto-Suhr-Institut der Freien Universität Berlin

Moderation
Bernward Kalbhenn, Norddeutscher Rundfunk

2001: (Easing of) Tension in the Aegean Sea? Abolishing distance means: getting closer.

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Eleni Torossi, author and member of the department for Greece in the ARD-editorial staff, Munich / Athens

Dr. Yusuf Örnek, General Manager and Associate of the Incoming Agency VASCO, Antalya / Turkey

Moderation
Bernward Kalbhenn, Norddeutscher Rundfunk

2000: Checkpoint 2000: The 'Holy - Non-Holy Country' Situation of the Palestine People during the religious motivated year of pilgrims

Introduction
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung

Participants
Viola Raheb, Christliche Palästinenserin aus Bethlehem und Schulrätin der Lutherischen Kirchen in Palästina und Jordanien

Abdallah Frangi, Leiter der Palästinensischen Generaldelegation in Deutschland

Moderation
Bernward Kalbhenn, Norddeutscher Rundfunk

1999: Ethics in Tourism

Participants
Dr. Uschi Eid, Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin im Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung

Prof. Dr. Ioanna Kucuradi, Hacettepe Universität in Ankara Präsidentin der Fédération Internationale Sociétés des Philosophie

Moderation
Bernward Kalbhenn, Norddeutscher Rundfunk

Close word
Armin Vielhaber, Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung