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Can well-being be measured? And how comfortable do visitors feel at the Belvedere Museum's “Free Friday Night” events? In an exciting collaboration, Andreas Minichberger and Daniela Wagner from the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Programs and Master's student Camila Alves Sanches investigated the well-being of visitors during the popular series of free events at the Upper Belvedere. […]Read more on Research project: Subjective well-being of museum visitors

At the 18th Research Forum of Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences, which took place on May 7 and 8, 2025 at FH Campus Wien, numerous researchers from FHWien der WKW presented their results under the motto “Doing Research - Shaping the Future”. […]Read more on Shaping the future with applied research

What will mobility look like in the future? What role does sustainability play in tourism? And how can innovative mobility solutions help to promote climate protection? […]Read more on Rethinking mobility: students as guests at the Federal Ministry

Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development at FHWien der WKW, has been featured in various media on a range of topics in recent weeks. Her expertise has been in demand in numerous interviews and discussions dealing with current challenges in the areas of urban development, tourism and social change. […]Read more on Endowed Chair Cornelia Dlabaja in demand as an expert

Tourism students at FHWien der WKW visited the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in the summer semester as part of the specialization “Management of Tourism Transport”. […]Read more on Austria Center Vienna – A visit to Austria’s largest conference center

From March 17-21, 2025 Vienna became a living laboratory for urban development and tourism as FHWien der WKW hosted the Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP) "Caring for the City: Placemaking in the interplay of urban development and tourism." This innovative week-long event brought together students and experts from across Europe to explore sustainable urban planning and visitor economy strategies in… […]Read more on Caring for the City: International students conducted research at the interface between urban development and tourism

On February 27, 2025 Bachelor students of the Tourism & Hospitality Management study program at FHWien der WKW were given an exclusive insight into the world of the travel industry. As part of the specialization “Management of Tourist Transport”, they visited the headquarters of Columbus Reisen, one of Austria's leading travel companies. […]Read more on Insight into the travel industry: A visit to Columbus Reisen

Our dual Bachelor's students in Tourism & Hospitality Management have been in their practical training for five months now and are already taking on a lot of responsibility. In weekly reports, they share their initial experiences and what responsibilities they have already been given. […]Read more on Dual Bachelor’s degree in tourism: in amongst the action instead of just being there

From February 9 to 10, 2025 students from the first semester of the Bachelor's program in Tourism & Hospitality Management took part in the prestigious 17th European Mise en Place Cup in Maastricht, Netherlands. They were accompanied by coach Andrew Pullen, who provided them with advice and support. Our four students Ana Peric, Hannah Reithofer, Kate Melcher and Ilja Ratner… […]Read more on Focus on Well-Being – Success at EMCup 2025

The Austrian tourism industry continues to suffer from a shortage of skilled employees. A study by the Tourism & Hospitality Management study programs at FHWien der WKW shows that specific initiatives can help to retain graduates in the industry and companies while they are still studying. In particular, practical relevance and good support when starting a career play a decisive… […]Read more on Good supervision, better chances: How companies can secure talent in tourism