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Insights into personal leadership styles from industry experts: Every year we offer our Master’s students intensive dialogues with executives from the tourism industry. Due to Covid-19, these conversations did not take place in a cozy coffee house atmosphere this year, but via video conference. However, this did not detract from the knowledge gained from the […]Read more on Tourism leadership talks with ten top guests

Students develop event concepts for Baden Tourism Board and Phoenix Yachting […]Read more on Tourism Event Projects

Virtual Business Insights in Austria’s travel and mobility industry The elective „Tourism Travel and Transport Management“ in the Bachelor’s degree program in Tourism Management generally includes a lively exchange with the industry. Beside theoretical know-how, a huge variety of different on site visits and excursions and networking opportunities are part of this elective. The current […]Read more on Tourism Mobility goes Online

“Standstill, what standstill?: Throwing in the towel is out of the question for us,” writes TM graduate Simone Raihmann, founder of Karma Food, who is now responsible for 30 employees at 7 locations. They survive the crisis with “healthy, colorful food”, which they bring closer to their Insta community with joint online live-cookings or the […]Read more on #TM community is #innovative

The Tourism & Hospitality Management study program of FHWien der WKW was represented by the 3rd semester BA students Alexandra Spiropoulos, Paula Kämpf and Nicolas Fleissner, along with their coach Andrew Pullen at the 12th European Mise en Place Cup which took place in Maastricht from February 16 to 17, 2020. This invite-only hospitality business […]Read more on 12th European Mise en Place Cup

With about 80 participants, the 6th Gastronomy Founder’s Day was a complete success. The annual event offers a platform for the exchange of knowledge and for discussions about obstacles and challenges, when founding a gastronomy business. Peter Dobcak, chamber of commerce Vienna, discussed critical moments during the start-up process of gastronomy businesses. Mag. (FH) Manuela […]Read more on The 6th Gastronomy Founder’s Day at FHWien der WKW gave exciting insights into a dynamic industry

Verena Strümpl, Studentin des Bachelor-Studiengangs Tourismus Management war live dabei. […]Read more on 80th Hahnenkamm World Cup Races: VIP Service at the “Kitz Race Club”

During the course “Project based Tourism Research”, the students of the 3rd semester in the BA program Tourism Management dealt intensively with the demands and needs of mobility-impaired travelers in Vienna. In addition to a customer journey analysis (qualitative interviews), mystery guest inquiries were send to hotels. The results show clear expectations and requirements of […]Read more on Customer journey & mystery-guest analysis concerning “Accessibility in the Viennese hotel industry”

Tourism & Hospitality Management study programs alumni networking  On November 28, 2019, 60 graduates of the Tourism & Hospitality Management study programs celebrated their homecoming four years after graduation (classes of 2015) ten years after graduation (class of 2009) and twenty years after graduation (class of 1999). The event took place at the tourism school […]Read more on Meet & Eat 2019: Tourism & Hospitality Management Homecoming Event

A journey to discover culture, culinary delights, the beauty of nature but also problems with tourism development along the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela. The second year of the Master’s program “Leadership in Tourism” at FHWien der WKW undertook a study trip along the Camino de Santiago from October 5-11, 2019. The following cities […]Read more on International Tourism Field Trip: From Bordeaux to Santiago de Compostela