25.2.2016

The Guidelines 'Sustainable Tourism Offers' (only German) are ready. Christian was member of the advisory board, that analysed from 2012 to 2015 together with the university of applied science Luzern (CH) and the destinations Arosa, Scuol Val Müstair, Interlaken, Luzern and Entlebuch how sustainable tourism offers could be developed and marketed. One of the results is the publication of the Guidelines 'Sustainable Tourism Offers' (German only), which should also support other holiday regions with a successful sustainability management. Download of the guidelines in the download area, further information at the website www.hslu.ch/nachhaltige-tourismusangebote.

1.2.2016

Christian Baumgartner held a workshop on destination mangement in the biosphere reserve Entlebuch (CH). Target group were Romanian experts in ecotourism within the  project 'Green Jobs for Green Destinations'. Together with CIPRA Schweiz, AER (Association of Ecotourism Romania) and ProPark the project trains eco-tourism destination managers and  guides and trainers for hiking, mountainbiking, horseback riding, skitouring, kayaking, wildlife-watching and nature interpretation.

Foto: © Andre Blumer

19.10.2015

Christian Baumgartner sets the second step in a large UNDP project 'Carbon neutral tourism in Montenegro'. On-site he discusses his scenarios for an eco- and climate certification with hoteliers and institutions.

Foto: © NTO Montenegro

1.9.2015

Christian Baumgartner develops together with CIPRA Schweiz, AER (Association of Ecotourism Romania) and ProPark trainingcourses and -material for ecotourism-destinations in Romania. Aside manager the project will train guides and mulitpliers in hiking, mountainbiking, horseback riding, ski touring, kayaking and wildlife watching / nature interpretation.

Foto: © Christian Baumgartner

31.7.2015

Christian Baumgartner moderated the successful strategy workshop of the Ferienland Kufstein (Tyrol / Austria) for the Kaisergebirge region. Aim is to establish nature experience offers in this mountain valley.
Picture: © W9 Studios / Ferienland Kufstein

23.6.2015

Christian Baumgartner contributed with the key-note to the European conference 'Green Economies in Eco-Tourism in the Danube Region' in Comana, Romania.

13.3.2015

At the request of GIZ (Enterprise for International Cooperation), Christian Baumgartner was working on a study on Human Rights in Tourism. Cases that became known in the course of the past 10 years, were analysed with reference to human rights, perpetrators, victims, etc., and existing instruments are tested for their efficacy. With a view to devising recommendations addressed to governments, donor agencies, the tourism industry and NGOs on how to avoid human-rights incidents, a few examples have been analysed in greater detail by way of in-depth interviews and on-site visits.

The outcomes were presented at the ITB 2015 in Berlin.

The present study – still designed for Naturefriends International – was drawn up together with mascontour (Berlin).

31.1.2015

Funded by the European Commission (DG EuropeAid), six decentralised training centres for sustainable village tourism are being set up in Kyrgyzstan. In cooperation with crafts initiatives and an educational umbrella organisation, trainers and train-the-trainers receive demand-oriented coaching.

The final workshops and ceremonies to hand over the certificates to the trainers finalsed the three years project.

The project was completed on behalf of Naturefriends International.

http://ngo-at-work.org/kg/

6.1.2015

At the request of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), Christian Baumgartner was working on a brief study describing the status quo of sustainable tourism in Austria. A differentiated picture is to be drawn up Based on quantified estimates of several indicators relating to environment, economy and socio-culture as well as on an assessment of demand and political support, a differentiated picture is to be drawn up of the prevailing situation. The study was presented at the Tourism Fair Vienna 2015.

It will be finalised with the assistance of Cathrine Schwenoha still on behalf of Naturefriends International.

6.1.2015

The EU-project InRuTou aims at developing and testing a set of tools and innovative models for facilitating the development of sustainable tourism in rural areas, specifically in mountainous regions of Italy, Austria, Poland, Romania and the Ukraine. Community consultation processes are fostered, and selected opinion leaders are trained to act as multipliers in enhancing community tourism planning by training existing and new local tourism operators, with various degrees of experience, professional and educational background.

Christian Baumgartner is involved as expert for the IMC FH Krems.

http://inrutou.eu