Just got this nice mail: “Dear Marcus Gotthold Bauer/ respontour,How are you doing ? It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that your jury account with International Travel Awards 2021 has been created successfully.We have scheduled our Jury Review from 16-August to 30-August.We are pleased to inform you have we have received over 2,000+ Nominees during year…
Category: Networking
The internet is such a great place to prepare and foster connections you make in the real world. This section is about the blend of it and about the energy that can emerge when you meet the right people. It is about listening, learning, sharing and giving back.
Screening tourism issues
Everybody does it, but few reflect it. Tourism is omnipresent, but mostly the glossy side. We thought that film is a good way of showing the complexity, the harm and all the good tourism can do. So we started a cooperation with a local cinema showing background documentaries and opening the floor for discussion amongst…
Hungary
In 2013, the Europarc Federation celebrated 40 years Working for Nature: Integrated Management of Protected Areas, hosted by the Hortobágy National Park. “Communication comes naturally – or does it?” was the headline for a workshop session that I was co-moderating. It took place from 9 – 13 October 2013 in Debrecen, Hungary.
Georgia
The Georgian Ecotourism Association in 2018 invited the world to Tbilisi where they hosted the 5th European Ecotourism Conference in an excellent way. Great content, superb hospitality, perfect organizing and the fascinating blend of a buzzing ancient yet modern metropolis with amazing landscapes proudly inhabited by locals that cherish their tradition and skills. I was…
Uzbekistan
In June 2019, I received a call by a friend, asking me to join the First International Geotourism Forum as a guest speaker. “August 1-3, 2019, the First International Geotourism forum will be held in Kashkadarya region. The forum is organized by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for tourism development and the…
The power of hospitality
What more can a person offer than an open door. Reflecting about the most precious – and sometimes exotic – moments of my life, it was always connected to invitations. That became my motto: “Visiting faces, not places!” Couchsurfing was a brilliant idea when I joined it in 2006. I met wonderful people in various…