The conference will be focus on the following topics:

• Decision-making in tourism and transportation policies in private and public sectors
• Strategies and regulations aimed at increasing sustainability in local transport
• Opportunities for cooperation and partnerships between public and private sectors
• The significance of walking, cycling, and local public transport in sustainable tourism
• Electric mobility and new transportation options
• Innovative solutions in waterborne transport for tourism and local commuters

The International Conference on Sustainable Local Transport in Tourist Destination Cities provides a platform for local and international exchanges of information and experiences. The envisioned expert dialogue focuses on sustainable mobility and invites the participation of all concerned stakeholders, including transport and tourism researchers, social scientists, tourism business representatives, technical and IT solution providers, concerned local and state public sectors, and representatives of municipalities, business associations, and non-governmental organizations. 

Berlin aims to advance sustainability in its tourism economy. The German capital is one of the most successful destinations in international city tourism, offering a solid and innovative public transport system, various car-sharing and micro-mobility options, and specific tourist mobility offers on land and water. 

Visit Berlin and Berlin Partner are cooperating partners of the conference. Visit Berlin is responsible for promoting Berlin as a top travel destination and managing tourism and convention marketing. Berlin Partner focuses on economic growth, supporting businesses, and fostering regional innovation. As a host, Berlin provides positive examples. The partners are further interested in networking with the stakeholders to reflect on international case studies and scientific findings. The Conference Organizers are exploring opportunitities to arrange a social networking event in the form of a joint evening river cruise on a solar-battery-power river cruise boat.

The Conference provides a platform for exchanging experiences and collaborating with national and international scientific partners and organizations. It seeks to facilitate information exchanges among practitioners. Against this background, global networks such as the International Workshop of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activity Research (NECTAR), the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, and the SRH University are scientific partners of this congress. They participate in Panel Discussions, moderate presentations, and discussions of scientific research within the NECTAR workshops, and TU Berlin and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft conceptualize the Science to Business Dialogues.

Participants attending the conference are expected to identify significant challenges and practical solutions to improve transportation and tourism's economic, social, and environmental sustainability in Berlin and elsewhere. Companies from the tourism and mobility sectors are invited to present their solutions and innovative approaches, reflect on and discuss current scientific and technological findings, network with each other and the scientific community, and develop new solutions and joint research activities. Policy review options and interventions will also be discussed and shared during the conference with decision-makers. The Panel Sessions, network meetings, poster sessions, and workshops provided by the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Tourismus open a plentitude of opportunities for fruitful science-to-business dialogues.

The Conference event offers excellent opportunities for students. These opportunities mainly focus on students in tourism management, transport studies, and sustainable technology management. However, all researchers are invited to participate and submit their planned research projects for a poster session to get the opportunity to gain feedback from experts and get access to potential partners and data for project implementation. Participants can also submit project results from previous research projects that contribute significantly to sustainable mobility solutions in tourism for presentation. For event management students, there is the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in organizing an event.

On June 5, the SRH University of Applied Sciences will also host the annual Career Day of the SRH University Berlin (Business and Law School, School of Technology and Architecture, School of Arts, Information and Media). Companies that are interested in presenting themselves to our students can take part in the conference and the Career Day. For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Frank Wolter ([email protected]).

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