Pascal Helfer, a student on the ‘Sustainable Tourism’ course, secured a wild card to take part in the German Tourism Association’s Tourism Day in Dortmund.
German Tourism Day is the largest conference for stakeholders in the German tourism sector and is one of the most important networking events of the year. It serves as a platform for exchanging views with experts, maintaining existing contacts and forging new ones. Participants include tourism professionals from all regions of Germany, representatives from federal and state ministries, leaders from tourism associations, organisations and city marketing agencies, the national and regional press, and the specialist tourism press.
Specifically for qualified young professionals, the DTV, in cooperation with Europäische Reiseversicherung AG (ERV), offers a programme to support the next generation of tourism professionals. Young tourism professionals gain fascinating insights into current issues facing the German tourism industry. They are given the opportunity to become involved in the industry network at an early stage and to forge valuable contacts. A mentoring programme provides valuable guidance on starting a career. Selected representatives from the German tourism sector will be on hand during and after the event to answer questions regarding career planning in tourism. “I am very grateful to the DTV and ERV for an unforgettable insight into the ‘big, warm tourism family’ – with the chance to build up a network of contacts and listen to specialist presentations of the highest standard. I can only recommend that all tourism students apply for the wildcard,” says student Pascal Helfen.
Eighty young professionals from across Germany have applied for a wildcard to take part in German Tourism Day from 2 to 4 November. A total of five young professionals were selected, including Pascal Helfen, a fifth-semester student on the “Sustainable Tourism” Bachelor’s programme at the Faculty of Society and Economics. “On behalf of the programme, we would like to offer Mr Helfen our warmest congratulations on this exciting opportunity. Furthermore, we are delighted to see that our students are developing a high level of commitment and interest in the practical aspects of tourism, which we also regard as a testament to our work,” explains Sebastian Amrhein, a research assistant in the Sustainable Tourism department of the Faculty of Society and Economics.
