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

Potential analysis and concept development for the promotion of ecotourism in Karakalpakstan and Khorezm
Uzbekistan
Development of a tourism strategy for the Karakalpakstan region
Uzbekistan
Training and coaching to improve the sustainability management of Tunisian accommodation establishments
Tunisia
Support for business start-ups and development of destination management organisations (DMOs) in northern Armenia
Armenia
Concept and needs assessment for development of touristic attractions in Chimbay, Karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan
Development of assessment strategy and assessments for 36 E-Learning courses in English and French
Global
Advising Palestinian private sector tourism associations
Palestinian Territories
PR representation and advertisement of Montenegro in the German market
Montenegro
East African Community (EAC) Online Tourism Capacity Development Programme
East African Community
East African community (EAC) online tourism capacity development programme
East African Community

Grundlagenforschung & Analyse

  • Entwicklungspolitische Grundlagenstudien zum Tourismus
  • Marktforschung und -analysen
  • Nachhaltigkeitsanalysen, -studien und -gutachten zum Tourismus
  • Fachliche Stellungnahmen und entwicklungspolitische Positionspapiere zum nachhaltigen Tourismus
  • Potenzial- und Standortanalysen zur entwicklungspolitischen Förderung von nachhaltigem Tourismus

Strategie & Planung

  • Entwicklungspolitische Strategien und Lobbyarbeit
  • Konzipierung von entwicklungspolitischen Instrumenten und Tools
  • Machbarkeitsstudien und Konzipierung von Programmen und Projekten zum nachhaltigen Tourismus
  • Beratung zum Aufbau von Public-Privat-Partnerships (PPP) und Entwicklungspartnerschaften mit der Wirtschaft (EPW)

Marketing & Public Relations

  • PR-Strategien und Kampagnenentwicklung
  • PR- und Medienarbeit
  • Online-Marketing und Social Media Support
  • Konzeption, Organisation und DurchfĂĽhrung von Messeauftritten
  • Ă–ffentlichkeitsarbeit und B2C Aktivitäten

Ausbildung & Qualifizierung

  • Konzipierung und DurchfĂĽhrung von digitalen Capacity Building Programmen zur entwicklungspolitischen und touristischen Weiterbildung (Blended Learning, E-Learning, Micro Learning)
  • Konzipierung und DurchfĂĽhrung von analogen Capacity Building Programmen zur entwicklungspolitischen und touristischen Weiterbildung (Präsenzseminare, Workshops, In-House Training, Summer Schools, Fachexkursionen)  

Governance & Management

  • Entwicklungspolitische Beratung zum nachhaltigen Tourismus
  • Aufbau strategischer Partnerschaften und Dialogplattformen mit der Tourismuswirtschaft
  • Strukturelle und inhaltliche Beratung zur Förderung zum internen und externen Wissensaustauschs und -managements im Tourismus  

Evaluierung & Monitoring

  • Evaluierung von Programmen und Projekten nach anerkannten Standards (z.B. DAC-Normen, Capacity Works)
  • Entwicklung von Kriterien- und Indikatorensets fĂĽr Programme und Projekte im Tourismus
  • Prozess- und Wirkungs-Monitoring
  • Entwicklung von Evaluierungs- und Monitoringsystemen

Prozess- & Umsetzungsbegleitung

  • Konzeption und Moderation von Stakeholderprozessen
  • Begleitende Beratung und UnterstĂĽtzung bei der Umsetzung von entwicklungspolitischen MaĂźnahmen fĂĽr eine nachhaltige Tourismusförderung
  • Projektmanagement und
    -durchfĂĽhrung sowie Backstopping
  • Supervision, Coaching und Mentoring
  • Begleitende Beratung zur Umsetzung von Public-Privat-Partnerships (PPP) und Entwicklungspartnerschaften mit der Wirtschaft (EPW)
  • Konzeption, Organisation, DurchfĂĽhrung und Moderation von Fachveranstaltungen und
    -konferenzen
  • Fachvorträge

Spezialthemen

  • Tourismus als Instrument fĂĽr eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
  • Wertschöpfungketten-, Pro Poor- und Inclusive Business Ansätze im Tourismus
  • Kommunal- und Regionalentwicklung im Tourismus
  • Nachhaltige Wirtschaftsentwicklung und breitenwirksame Beschäftigungsförderung durch Tourismus
  • Entwicklungspartnerschaften mit der Wirtschaft (EPW)
  • Nachhaltige Ressourcen- und Energieeffizienz sowie Klimaschutz im Tourismus
  • Schutz und Inwertsetzung von Biodiversität durch Tourismus
  • Tourismusentwicklung in Schutzgebieten
  • Community-based Tourism
  • Good Governance und Tourismus
  • Menschenrechte und Tourismus

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