References
Selection of projects:
March 2022 – 2026: Coordination and Lead “Impact” for “The Tourism Impact Alliance”
Coordination between the project partners TourCert and GSTC and taking the lead of the “impact management” of the 4-year project “The Tourism Impact Alliance”. The Impact Alliance builds on the predecessor project Collaborative Online Audit System (COASYS). The project shall support sustainable tourism transformation through better impact measurement and audit structures. An initiative by TourCert in cooperation with the GSTC. The project is co-funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Client: GSTC
Jan. to July 2021: Coordination and moderation of the international certifiers panel of COASYS
Coordinating and moderating the international certifiers panel of COASYS (Collaborative Online Audit System), a joint initiative of TourCert together with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), The Austrian Ecolabel and Green Star Hotel Egypt. The objective was to improve verification and SDG impacts of certified tourism enterprises. The project was co-funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Client: GSTC.
Aug 2020 – March 2021: Development of a sustainability Index for IDM, South Tyrol
Development of a sustainability index for the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol on behalf of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and in cooperation with the Austrian consulting AlpS and Vitalpin e.V. Based on the GSTC criteria sustainability indicators and a roadmap for the implementation of sustainability in South Tyrolean tourism have been developed. The aim was to comprehensively integrate the topic of sustainability in tourism in South Tyrol. Client: IDM, Bolzano, GSTC
May 2020: Co-trainer for 4-weeks online training for Innovation Norway
Co-hosting of the online training class of the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP) in cooperation with Innovation Norway with 80 participants from across Norway. Duration: 4 weeks. Client: GSTC
Feb. 14./15. 2019 Sustainable Tourism Training in Bergen, Norway
Ayako Ezaki (GSTC Training Director) and Nicola Koschel gave a Sustainable Tourism Training in Bergen, Norway. This training covers sustainability best practices, based on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Industry Criteria and Performance Indicators (for accommodations, tour operators and travel providers). Client: GSTC
Dec. 2019: Moderation of the WWF-panel “Stopping the Flood of Plastic” at the GSTC-conference in the Azores
Moderation of the panel with the panelists: Martina von Münchhausen, Programme Manager Sustainable Tourism at WWF, Rachel McCaffery, Director of Travel Without Plastic, Christian Schröder, Quality and Sustainability Manager at Wikinger Reise, Nguyen Dieu Thuy, Programme Coordinator – Oceans at WWF Vietnam and Peimin Lin, Supervisor at Taiwan Coral Island Association. Client: WWF
Dec. 3./4. 2019: Sustainable Tourism Training in the Azores
Nicola Koschel and Ayako Esaki, Co-Founder and Head of Knowledge Management & Communications at TrainingAid, gave a 2-day Sustainable Tourism Training prior to the GSTC Global Conference in the Azores, Spain. Client: GSTC
Dec. 2018 – today: Approved Trainer of the GSTC
Nicola Koschel has been officially appointed and approved as a trainer for the Sustainable Tourism Training Program of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
Febr. 2016 – today: Representation of WWF at the “Global Sustainable Tourism Council” (GSTC)
Participation in the International Standards Committee, the Destination Stewardship Working Group and the Assurance Panel of the GSTC by order of the marine and coastal tourism working group of the Global Marine Program lead by WWF Germany
2013 – 2015: Predominantely on parental leave after giving birth to my daughters Lua Marie (2013) and Mila Liv (2015)
Dec. 2011 – June 2013: Organization of federal “Sustainable Tourism Award”
Development (organization, coordination and scientific management) of a federal sustainable tourism award by order of the German Tourism Association and the Federal Environment Agency supported by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
Nov. 2011 – March 2013: Support of WWF project “Biodiversity all inclusive“
Support of WWF’s project management: Establishment of a think-tank to analyze concrete measurements for biodiversity conservation in small and big tourism enterprises in Germany and assistance during the implementation; identification of Best Practices and development of guidelines; organization of workshops and individual meetings with tourism entrepreneurs and organization of the closing ceremony during ITB 2013. Client: WWF Germany with funding from the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), co-contractor: NIT -Institute for Tourism Research in Northern Europe
April – June 2012: WWF-research about German outbound tourism
Research about the relevance of the German tourism outbound market to WWF’s priority (marine) ecoregions. Analysis of German visitor flows (numbers and hotspots) and identification of potential interrelations between conservation activities and tourism as well as measurements to use tourism for the protection of coastal habitats by order of WWF Germany
Dec. 2011 – June 2013: Organization of federal “Sustainable Tourism Award”
Development (organization, coordination and scientific management) of a federal sustainable tourism award by order of the German Tourism Association and the Federal Environment Agency supported by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
Nov. 2011 – March 2013: Support of WWF project “Biodiversity all inclusive“
Support of WWF’s project management: Establishment of a think-tank to analyze concrete measurements for biodiversity conservation in small and big tourism enterprises in Germany and assistance during the implementation; identification of Best Practices and development of guidelines; organization of workshops and individual meetings with tourism entrepreneurs and organization of the closing ceremony during ITB 2013. Client: WWF Germany with funding from the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), co-contractor: NIT -Institute for Tourism Research in Northern Europe
Aug. – Oct. 2011: Visitor survey and investigation of the tourism potential in a former sewage field
Organization and coordination of a visitor survey and investigation (about the tourist perception and acceptance of the activities in the former sewage field of Hobrechtsfelde, north of Berlin) and identification of strategies for the future tourism development in the area by order of the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development; Master Programme “Sustainable Tourism Management”
July – August 2011: Organization of a scientific training
Organization of a scientific training for experts of the Radiation Safety Department of the Estonian Environmental Board by order of the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
Dec. 2010 – Dec. 2011: Cooperation Management of the WWF/TOI partnership
Cooperation Management of the WWF/TOI partnership with the responsibility for the development and coordination of the projects in destinations of global relevance for WWF and TOI (www.toinitiative.org) as well as for the communication and reporting between the partners and to the public audience, contracted by TOI (domiciled at UNWTO, Madrid) and WWF Germany
Oct. 2010 – Nov. 2010: Organization of a scientific training
Organization of a scientific training for experts of the Radiation Safety Department of the Estonian Environmental Board by order of the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
Oct. 2009 – Nov. 2010: Marketing concept for visitor centers in protected areas in Brandenburg
Development of a marketing concept for a new established network of visitor centers in the protected areas of Brandenburg (incl. 3 workshops with the representatives) by order of Pro Agro, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
April 2010: Inspection tour and jury member of EDEN Award
Organization and participation (jury member) of the inspection tour of the finalists in the European Destination Award of Excellence in Germany for the German Tourism Association and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
Sep. 2009 – Aug. 2010: Development of German EDEN-award
Development (organization, coordination and scientific management) of the European Destination Award of Excellence in Germany for the German Tourism Association and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, contractedby BTE Tourism Management,Regional Development
Oct. 2009 – Nov. 2010: Marketing concept for visitor centers in protected areas in Brandenburg
Development of a marketing concept for a new established network of visitor centers in the protected areas of Brandenburg (incl. 3 workshops with the representatives) by order of Pro Agro, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
Sep. 2009 – Aug. 2010: Development of German EDEN-award
Development (organization, coordination and scientific management) of the European Destination Award of Excellence in Germany for the German Tourism Association and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, contractedby BTE Tourism Management,Regional Development
June – Aug. 2009: Tourism development strategy for the New Federal States of Germany
Development of a conference documentation and conduction of a tourism development strategy for the New Federal States of Germany by order of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
June – August 2009: Demand analysis of cycling tourism in Barnim county
Investigation and demand analysis of cycling tourism in the Barnim county by order of the WITO Barnim GmbH, contracted by the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development; Master Programme “Sustainable Tourism Management”
May 2009: Preparation and moderation of EDEN-jury meeting in Estonia
Preparation and moderation of the international jury meeting on behalf of the European Destination Award of Excellence in Estonia with the theme “Tourism in Protected Areas” in Tallinn for the Estonian Tourism Board, contracted by AeraNova Consult
April 2009: Inspection tour of Estonian EDEN Award
Participation in the inspection tour of the finalists in the European Destination Award of Excellence in Estonia with the theme “Tourism in Protected Areas” for the Estonian Tourism Board, contracted by AeraNova Consult
Jan. – June 2009: Organization of federal tourism conference
Organization of the conference „Go East! The New Feral States of Germany as a holiday destination for foreign tourists” for the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
Oct. -Dec. 2008: Master plan hiking in nature park “Hoher Fläming”
Co-development of a master plan for hiking-tourism in the nature park Hoher Fläming on behalf of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, contracted by AeraNova Consult
Sept. – Dec. 2008: Organization of federal tourism and climate change conference
Organization of the conference “Tourism, Biodiversity and Climate Change” on November 27th in Berlin, by order of The German Tourism Association, the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry of the Environment, contracted by BTE Tourism Management, Regional Development
May – Sept. 2008: Investigation of tourism’s economic power in Barnim county
Investigation of the economic power of tourism in the Barnim county by order of the WITO Barnim GmbH, contracted by the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development; Master Programme “Sustainable Tourism Management”
Oct. 07 – Oct. 2008: National Park monitoring and impact study
Monitoring study / investigation of the regional economic impacts of tourism by order of the Lower Oder Valley National Park contracted by the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development; Master Programme “Sustainable Tourism Management”
April 2008: Sustainability-investigation of BTW members
Status quo analysis of the environmental- and climate-protection activities of the members of the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) by order of AeraNova Consult
Jan. – March 2008: Demand analysis of German nature tourists to Estonia
Demand analysis for nature-based tourism in Germany on behalf of the tourism authority of Estonia, contracted by AeraNova Consult in cooperation with the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development; Master Programme “Sustainable Tourism Management”
January 2008: Estonian Symposium: Marketing in Protected Areas
Assistance at the symposium “Marketing of tourism in protected areas” in Estonia from 23.-25. January by order of AeraNova Consult
Jan. – March 2007: CBT evaluation in Costa Rica
Evaluation of community-based ecotourism projects in Costa Rica on behalf of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Jan. – July 2002: Development of CBT products in Indonesia
Concept and development of a Community-Based-Tourism (CBT) Product in Bali and Lombok for Grand Legong Tours and Travel, Bali, Indonesien
