Major events and vacation travel planning 2024
Attending major events is a regular part of the annual program for many people. However, in a year like 2024 with a large number of major events, rising ticket and vacation prices and a discrepancy between supply and demand, there may be increased pressure to choose between the various offers. In addition, statistics show that […]
Emission-free camping: the campsite powered by renewable energy
The German Institute for Tourism Research (DI Tourismusforschung ) and the Institute for the Transformation of the Energy System (ITE) at the FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences are working on a joint project with the Federal Association of the Camping Industry in Germany e. V. (BVCD) on the regenerative orientation of campsite energy systems. […]
Destination Energy Coast
Studies on demand in the German hiking market
The entry of new destinations that have created hiking offers or are marketing existing offers more actively has increased the competitive situation on the hiking market. This makes it all the more important for destinations to design hiking tourism offers tailored to their target groups and generate hiking experiences based on insights into the needs […]
Quality of life and tourism
For many destinations, strengthening tourism as an economic factor in terms of value creation and income generation as well as regional employment promotion plays a central role in strategic destination development. In order to obtain reliable information on the economic importance of tourism in the destination, instruments such as the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) have […]
Study on bus tourism demand in Germany
Market research is an important basis for the development of tourism offers and their successful positioning on the market. It serves to identify current and long-term developments in the supply and demand of products and services and enables a targeted response to changes. In the past, market research data on German demand for coach travel […]
State-wide digital visitor management for tourism in Schleswig-Holstein (Labtour SH)
The topic of digital visitor management has been an important part of sustainable destination development not only since the coronavirus pandemic, but has become even more important as a result. The research project “State-wide digital visitor management for tourism in Schleswig-Holstein (LAB-TOUR SH)” by the German Institute for Tourism Research at the FH Westküste University […]
Greenwashing in tourism CSR reports – development of a quality benchmark for greenhouse gas data
The tourism industry has received little attention in this context to date. It is true that GHG data also plays a major role for the tourism industry and is quantified in particular for modes of transport or at destination level. However, the GHG data published in CSR reports has not yet been the focus of […]
Studies on the demand for camping in Germany
Vacation needs that were already important, such as individuality and closeness to nature, have become even more popular as a result of the pandemic, giving the camping segment an additional boost. The German Institute for Tourism Research has examined various aspects of demand for camping in Germany in two independent research projects to date in […]
Maturity model Smart Destination
Together with Tourismus NRW e.V., DI Tourismusforschung 2022 has developed the Smart Destinations maturity model. The maturity model was created as part of the Smart Destination cluster, which was part of the funded project “Tourist data management NRW: open, networked, digital”. Various practice partners from all tourism regions in North Rhine-Westphalia were also involved in […]