Research project AIR invites you to the digital closing event
The research project “AI-based Recommender for Sustainable Tourism” (AIR) is entering its final phase after three years of research work. At the end of the project, the participants cordially invite tourism professionals, partners and interested parties to a digital closing event.
Soccer fever, concert cheers and vacation trips: The impact of major events on current vacation travel planning
A current nationwide representative survey by German Institute for Tourism Research (DI Tourismusforschung) examines the influence of major events on the vacation travel plans of the population living in Germany in 2024. The results show that major events play a role in the vacation plans of many people this year in various ways.
Maturity model Smart Destination: Further round of workshops in September
Following the successful launch in spring, the workshops on the maturity model Smart Destination are entering the next round. DI Tourismusforschung and Tourismus NRW e.V. are continuing their research collaboration and are once again hosting four workshops in September. These offer interested destinations the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the Smart Destination maturity model.
Project launch as part of the BMWK’s LIFT transformation program: Emission-free camping: The regeneratively powered campsite
On 01.07.2024, the project “Emission-free camping: The regeneratively supplied campsite”, funded as part of the BMWK’s “LIFT Transformation” funding program, was launched. The German Institute for Tourism Research (DI Tourismusforschung) and the Institute for the Transformation of the Energy System (ITE) are working on a joint project with the Federal Association of the Camping Industry […]
Publication: Brief report on visitor frequency in the AIR use cases
How are visitor frequencies distributed over the year and what share do the different visitor groups have? The project AIR (= AI-based Recommender for Sustainable Tourism) has answered this question comprehensively in the latest short report for selected case studies in Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria. For this purpose, anonymized mobile location events (location data […]
The Smart Destination 2024 guide is here! Self-checks for the maturity model Smart Destination start in parallel
The dynamic and rapid progress in digital development is leading to a continuous change in the opportunities and requirements for destination management organizations (DMOs). The guide Smart Destination 2024 and updated self-checks for the maturity model Smart Destination, which the German Institute for Tourism Research (DI Tourismusforschung) of the FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences […]
DI Tourismusforschung and Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Verkehr, Technologie und Tourismus des Landes Schleswig-Holstein present the “Acceptance Guide”
In close cooperation with DI Tourismusforschung, the Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Verkehr, Technologie und Tourismus des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, headed by Claus Ruhe Madsen, published an “Acceptance Guide”. This emphasizes that positive and sustainable tourism development for destinations can only take place in harmony with their own resident population. In order to first analyze the mood […]
Workshops on the maturity model Smart Destination enter the next round
Some destinations in German tourism have already embarked on the journey to Smart Destination. A research cooperation between the German Institute for Tourism Research (DI Tourismusforschung) and Tourismus NRW e.V. is supporting them in their endeavors. In the coming weeks, interested destinations will be supported in completing the maturity model Smart Destination as part of […]
Study of Germans’ dream travel destinations: New findings from representative population survey
The DI Tourismusforschung publishes the results of the study “Germans’ dream destinations”. The results provide insights into Germans’ dream destinations and show where dreams and reality differ. In a survey representative of the population, 1,000 respondents were asked where they would go on a vacation trip lasting several weeks if all costs were covered. In […]
Study on the image of hikers: 71% of Germans find hikers likeable
Since the early 2000s, hiking has been considered ‘in’ and is described as an activity with a positive, modern image. But is this still true today and what concrete image do Germans actually have of hikers? What characteristics are ascribed to hikers and how likeable are terms such as hiker, walker or mountaineer to Germans? […]