2 April 2019
12:00 Registration
13:00 Welcome to the conference and short introduction to the programme
Andreas Wurm, Moderation
13:10 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Tourism and Sustainability & the Importance of Measuring Sustainability in Tourism in the broader context of Sustainable Development
Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
13:30 Measuring Sustainability in Tourism – International context and German pilot project
International View on the Measurement of Sustainability in Tourism - Classification and Requirements
Manuel Butler Halter, Executive Director of UNWTO
Empirical Perspective on Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals
Elisa Tonda, Head, Consumption and Production Unit, Economy Division – UNEP
Data Collection for Sustainability in Tourism on the European level – Results of the current EEA & ETC / ULS project “Towards a Reporting Mechanism in Europe”
Jaume Fons, European Environment Agency EEA / European Topic Centre
Measuring Sustainability of Tourism in Germany – Criteria, indicators and data sources
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Strasdas / Martin Balaš, University of Sustainable Development Eberswalde, Center for Sustainable Tourism (ZENAT)
Panel Discussion: Measuring Sustainability in Tourism – How and what for?
15:20 Coffee Break
15:50 FROM DATA COLLECTION TO DATA USAGE – International Examples
National Accounting Statistics versus Indicators. Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Dr. Anselm Mattes / Franziska Neumann, DIW Econ
South Tyrol (Italy): Applied Sustainability Monitoring of the UNWTO Tourism Observatories
Greta Erschbamer, Researcher at Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research
Slovenia: The Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism as a national sustainability program for tourism destinations and businesses
Tina Hedi Zakonjšek, Institute Factory of Sustainable Tourism GoodPlace
Austria: Sustainability Indicators for a Future-oriented Tourism in Austria
Jürgen Weiß, Statistik Austria
European regional cases for data measurement to better manage destinations
Marta Domper Marsal, Project Officer at NECSTouR, Network of European Regions for a Sustainable and Competitive Tourism
Panel Discussion: From data collection to data usage – Lessons learnt
18:00 End of Conference Day 1
19:00 Evening Event with dinner at STATE Studio
3 April 2019
09:00 Welcome to the conference and short introduction to the programme
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rein, CEO, BTE Tourism and Regional Planning
09:10 PARALLEL WORKSHOP SESSION 1
Workshop 1: Scales of Sustainability Data Collection: From Global to Local Tourism Level
Raúl Hernández-Martín, Head of the Chair in Tourism CajaCanarias-Ashotel-University of La Laguna
Workshop 2: Usage of Sustainable Tourism Indicators for Destination Management and Certification Processes
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Strasdas, University of Sustainable Development Eberswalde, Head of Center for Sustainable Tourism (ZENAT)
Workshop 3: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A framework towards transforming tourism? A focus on social components.
Laura Jäger, Coordinator Tourism & Development, Tourism Watch
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 PARALLEL WORKSHOP SESSION 2
Workshop 4: How to measure tourism-related greenhouse gas emissions – The challenge of transboundary allocationDr. Paul Peeters, Professor sustainable tourism transport at the Centre for Sustainability, Tourism & Transport (CSTT), Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Workshop 5: Demand-side Indicators for Sustainable Holiday Travel: What consumers can tell us
Dr. Dirk Schmücker, Head of Research, NIT – Institute for Tourism and Research in Northern Europe
12:30 CLOSING SESSION - Presentation of Workshop Results
13:30 End of Conference
14:00 PROFESSIONAL EXCURSIONS (additional offer)
Guided Tour through the Steigenberger Hotel Berlin with a focus on sustainability (free of charge)
Guided Tour through Berlin with „Green me“ with a focus on sustainable Berlin (on self-payment basis)
