Our Expertise For Development Cooperation

We work with donor organisations, NGOs, foundations and church institutions.

Effectively Linking Tourism Development With Development Policy Goals

Tourism offers numerous links to the core content of development cooperation. It offers countries in the Global South great opportunities to build infrastructure, create jobs, promote local economic cycles, preserve their natural and cultural heritage, and reduce poverty. However, uncontrolled tourism development can also pose great risks and have negative impacts on the society, culture and nature of these countries.

We therefore focus our consulting on the consistent protection as well as the preservation of natural and cultural resources and human rights in tourism development in the countries of the Global South. The targeted support of marginalised and vulnerable population groups as well as micro-enterprises and start-ups is just as much a focus for us as the consideration of the sustainability and growth limits of tourism. We promote political and economic participation in tourism and always link tourism development with risk prevention and risk management measures in the spirit of resilience.

Selection of Our Development Cooperations

Support Sustainable Tourism Development in Armenia
Armenia
Increasing Income and Employment, generated From Enterprises and ProductionCooperatives through improved Information Services
Malawi
Study Tour for Kyrgyz Tourism Stakeholders on Sustainable Tourism to Germany
Kyrgyzstan
Thematic Routes & Sustainable Tourism Products: Tunisia Study Tours to Germany
Tunisia
Design Thinking Workshop for Inclusive Tourism Solutions in Jalal-Abad
Kyrgyzstan
Tounes Wijhetouna: Support program for the diversification of tourism, the development of handicrafts and the development of heritage
Tunisia
Technical Vocational Education and Training for the Sustainable Tourism Sector within the GIZ WE4D Programme in Tanzania (Zanzibar)
Kenya, Tanzania (Zanzibar)
Technical Vocational Education and Training for the Sustainable Tourism Sector within the GIZ WE4D Programme in Kenya
Kenya, Tanzania (Zanzibar)
Scoping Study for Sustainable Tourism Development in Albania
Albania
Support for the trade fair appearance of Tunisian tour operators at ITB
Tunisia

BASELINE RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

  • Baseline studies on tourism in development policy
  • Market research and analysis
  • Sustainability analyses, studies and expert opinions on tourism
  • Expert statements and development policy position papers on sustainable tourism
  • Potential and location analyses for the developmental promotion of sustainable tourism

STRATEGY & PLANNING

  • Development policy strategies and lobbying
  • Design of development policy instruments and tools
  • Feasibility studies and conception of programs and projects for sustainable tourism
  • Advice on setting up public-private partnerships (PPP) and development partnerships with the private sector (EPW)

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • PR strategies and campaign development
  • PR and media relations
  • Online-Marketing and Social Media Support
  • Conception, organization and implementation of trade fair appearances
  • Public relations and B2C activities

TRAINING & QUALIFICATION

  • Design and implementation of digital capacity building programmes for development and tourism training (Blended Learning, E-Learning, Micro Learning)
  • Design and implementation of analogue capacity building programmes for development policy and tourism training (face-to-face seminars, workshops, in-house training, summer schools, expert excursions)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

  • Development policy advice on sustainable tourism
  • Building strategic partnerships and dialogue platforms with the tourism industry
  • Structural and content-related advice to promote internal and external knowledge exchange and management in tourism

EVALUATION & MONITORING

  • Evaluation of programmes and projects according to recognised standards (e.g. DAC standards, Capacity Works)
  • Development of criteria and indicator sets for programmes and projects in tourism
  • Process and impact monitoring
  • Development of evaluation and monitoring systems

PROCESS & IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT

  • Conception and moderation of stakeholder processes
  • Accompanying advice and support for the implementation of development policy measures for sustainable tourism promotion
  • Project management and
    -implementation and backstopping
  • Supervision, Coaching and Mentoring
  • Accompanying advice on the implementation of public-private partnerships (PPP) and development partnerships with the private sector
  • Conception, organization, implementation and moderation of specialist events and
    -conferences
  • Specialized lecture

Special topics

  • Tourism as an instrument for sustainable development
  • Value chain, pro-poor and inclusive business approaches in tourism
  • Local and regional development in tourism
  • Sustainable economic development and broad-based employment promotion through tourism
  • Development Partnerships with the Private Sector
  • Sustainable resource and energy efficiency and climate protection in tourism
  • Protection and valorisation of biodiversity through tourism
  • Tourism development in protected areas
  • Community-based Tourism
  • Good governance and tourism
  • Human rights and tourism

BASELINE RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

  • Baseline studies on tourism in development policy
  • Market research and analysis
  • Sustainability analyses, studies and expert opinions on tourism
  • Expert statements and development policy position papers on sustainable tourism
  • Potential and location analyses for the developmental promotion of sustainable tourism

STRATEGY & PLANNING

  • Development policy strategies and lobbying
  • Design of development policy instruments and tools
  • Feasibility studies and conception of programs and projects for sustainable tourism
  • Advice on setting up public-private partnerships (PPP) and development partnerships with the private sector (EPW)

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • PR strategies and campaign development
  • PR and media relations
  • Online-Marketing and Social Media Support
  • Conception, organization and implementation of trade fair appearances
  • Public relations and B2C activities

TRAINING & QUALIFICATION

  • Design and implementation of digital capacity building programmes for development and tourism training (Blended Learning, E-Learning, Micro Learning)
  • Design and implementation of analogue capacity building programmes for development policy and tourism training (face-to-face seminars, workshops, in-house training, summer schools, expert excursions)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

  • Development policy advice on sustainable tourism
  • Building strategic partnerships and dialogue platforms with the tourism industry
  • Structural and content-related advice to promote internal and external knowledge exchange and management in tourism

EVALUATION & MONITORING

  • Evaluation of programmes and projects according to recognised standards (e.g. DAC standards, Capacity Works)
  • Development of criteria and indicator sets for programmes and projects in tourism
  • Process and impact monitoring
  • Development of evaluation and monitoring systems

PROCESS & IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT

  • Conception and moderation of stakeholder processes
  • Accompanying advice and support for the implementation of development policy measures for sustainable tourism promotion
  • Project management and
    -implementation and backstopping
  • Supervision, Coaching and Mentoring
  • Accompanying advice on the implementation of public-private partnerships (PPP) and development partnerships with the private sector
  • Conception, organization, implementation and moderation of specialist events and
    -conferences
  • Specialized lecture

Special topics

  • Tourism as an instrument for sustainable development
  • Value chain, pro-poor and inclusive business approaches in tourism
  • Local and regional development in tourism
  • Sustainable economic development and broad-based employment promotion through tourism
  • Development Partnerships with the Private Sector
  • Sustainable resource and energy efficiency and climate protection in tourism
  • Protection and valorisation of biodiversity through tourism
  • Tourism development in protected areas
  • Community-based Tourism
  • Good governance and tourism
  • Human rights and tourism