Applied tourism E-marketing and event-strategy in the framework of ESRT – Environmentally and Socially Responsible
Tourism Capacity Development Programme, funded by the European Union

Keynote on Destination Marketing: good-practice Azerbaijan, an emerging Meetings destination

Mentoring and advising the team management team of the Estonian Tourist Board

EUDS filled the position of tourism mentor to Enterprise Estonia during a two-year period. We developed a tourism destination management system and led the change process within the Estonian Tourist Board looking at a new strategy, structure and culture.

EUDS assessed the proposed peer-review methodology in tourism and its respective indicators. At the end of the project, the team introduced a set of new, practicable indicators to the measuring of sustainability in tourism destinations.

Florian Sengstschmid was the Keynote speaker on ‘Sustainable Tourism Development’ at a conference organized by the governor of Alytus county in Lithuania.

EUDS worked through the PRESERVE project to peer review two regions; Örebro in Sweden and Eszak-Alföd in Hungary. We assessed the regional tourism development strategy, conducted qualitative interviews and formulated a strategic approach for future regional tourism development.

In co-operation with the Austrian Ministry of Economics and UNESCO, EUDS designed a workshop on the topic of ‘Sustainable Destination Management with focus on Intangible Heritage’.

EUDS performed a best-practice analysis on ‘the effectiveness of the media in regards to using the internet for promotion and information dissemination’ in online marketing, with a special focus on coastal regions.

EUDS worked with the Austrian Chamber of Commerce to formulate a common branding and marketing strategy for successful positioning of Austrian Tourism Education Institutes in the Russian Federation.

EUDS was in charge of managing the Pre-Opening of a restaurant and club in Vienna’s city-centre, and was responsible for the re-positioning of a 4-star hotel linked to these two Food & Beverage outlets.

A major potential of tourism in Estonia lies in the beautiful, unspoilt nature. In this context EUDS developed a product and theme-management strategy for the Estonian National Tourist Office.

EUDS designed a communication and networking platform for leading Viennese entrepreneurs under the roof of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce.

Florian Sengstschmid was mentoring the president of the European Travel Commission (ETC) on development issues with special focus on enlarging its activities towards CIS regions.

EUDS organized a feasibility study for the Austrian Chamber of Commerce on the export of Austrian Tourism Know-how towards Russia. The main objective was to implement a synchronized tourism-education program by Austrian standards in the Russian Federation.

EUDS evaluated the potential market entry of a network of European tour operators into Russia and Ukraine.

EUDS developed a new business model based on the existing assets of Raffeisen Bank in Austria in the field of tourism.

EUDS advised the National Tourist Office of Hungary on a Tourism Destination Management strategy in South-Transdanubia.

EUDS managed the Austrian EDEN project in collaboration with the Austrian National Tourist Office and Austrian Ministry of Economics in the years from 2007 until 2011. The topics of the award reached from Rural Tourism, Tourism and Intangible Heritage, Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas, Aquatic Tourism to Tourism and Regeneration of physical sites. EUDS developed the selection criteria, assessed potential sites within Austria and jointly with other jury members proposed the final 3 destinations to be presented to an international jury

Florian Sengstschmid was the project director for the Austrian National Tourist Office for the UEFA EURO2008 jointly hosted in Austria and Switzerland.