The Hotel as Part of the Neighborhood: Cornelia Dlabaja at the Gilbert-Baudialog
How can tourism be perceived as a benefit for the city and its residents? And what role does the design of public space play in this? How can architecture help establish a hotel as a meeting place for the city’s community or as part of the neighborhood’s infrastructure? These were the questions addressed at the 2nd Gilbert-Baudialog on May 28,… […]Read more on The Hotel as Part of the Neighborhood: Cornelia Dlabaja at the Gilbert-Baudialog
A Collection of Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism and the Challenges of the Future
At the 18th FH Research Forum 2025, Endowed Chair Cornelia Dlabaja and Mariya Katelieva from the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Programs addressed current challenges in sustainable tourism development. Presentations from their organized session are now included in the anthology of selected conference papers, including an article by colleagues Daniela Wagner and Andreas Minichberger on the subjective well-being of museum… […]Read more on A Collection of Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism and the Challenges of the Future
Advancing Cities and Tourism Through “Placemaking”
How can cities remain livable as tourism grows? Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism at FHWien der WKW, demonstrates how placemaking, as an integrative approach, opens new possibilities for balanced urban and tourism development. […]Read more on Advancing Cities and Tourism Through “Placemaking”
Understanding the City while Walking: Recap of Jane’s Walk Vienna Festival 2026
How are cities planned - and, above all, for whom? This question served as a central theme throughout the Jane’s Walk Vienna Festival 2026. Co-organizer and expert Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism, also provided important insights. Her contributions to the panel discussion and walks demonstrated how closely research, urban development and social engagement are intertwined. […]Read more on Understanding the City while Walking: Recap of Jane’s Walk Vienna Festival 2026
When Cities Become Backdrop: Venice’s Struggle for Infrastructure
Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Professor of Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development at FHWien der WKW, examines how mass tourism is affecting Venice’s public infrastructure. In an article in the “International Journal of Urban and Regional Research,” she highlights how local initiatives are attempting to preserve social cohesion and the “right to the city” in an increasingly commercialized environment. […]Read more on When Cities Become Backdrop: Venice’s Struggle for Infrastructure
Urban Future Talk 4: Urban Transformation in the Interplay of Vacancy, Tourism and short-term Rentals
How are vacancy rates, tourism and short-term rentals changing our cities? This question was the focus of the 4th Urban Future Talk, organized by Endowed Professor Cornelia Dlabaja at the Neubau District Office on March 17, 2026. […]Read more on Urban Future Talk 4: Urban Transformation in the Interplay of Vacancy, Tourism and short-term Rentals
Spaces are made: An invitation to change perspectives
At the book presentation of the anthology “Raum – Theorie – Empirie” (Space – Theory – Empiricism) by editors Cornelia Dlabaja and Sarah Nimführ at FHWien der WKW, it became clear why space is not only geographically relevant, but also socially and politically relevant. […]Read more on Spaces are made: An invitation to change perspectives
Taste as a Travel Motive: New Book on Culinary and Wine Tourism
As co-editor, Daniela Wagner from the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Programs presents an anthology that brings together the contributions from the 6th Culinary and Wine Tourism Conference. […]Read more on Taste as a Travel Motive: New Book on Culinary and Wine Tourism
Rethink 2025 – Designing the City for Everyone
How can cities be designed to enable participation and promote social justice? This question was the focus of the third edition of the event series “rethink inclusion– shaping social participation,” which took place in Vienna at the end of November. In her presentation, Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair at FHWien der WKW, classified inclusion as a fundamental prerequisite for livable cities. […]Read more on Rethink 2025 – Designing the City for Everyone
“The Places To Be” – This is what cities should look like in the future
The playbook “The Places To Be” is the result of a cooperation between Vienna Tourism, the Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development at FHWien der WKW and Urban Innovation Vienna. The practical handbook entitled “Playbook – The Places To Be” was presented to an interested specialist audience and discussed together as part of a dialogue at the Looshaus.… […]Read more on “The Places To Be” – This is what cities should look like in the future