Supporting Heritage Cities Through Sustainable Tourism
In her recently published academic article “Caring for Cultural Heritage Cities through Regenerative Tourism,” which appeared in the Routledge Handbook on Regenerative Tourism and Hospitality, Endowed Chair Cornelia Dlabaja explores the future of historic tourist cities. The focus is on the concept of regenerative tourism: tourism that not only uses cities as travel destinations but, above all, preserves and further… […]Read more on Supporting Heritage Cities Through Sustainable Tourism
From Vienna to Leeds: Cornelia Dlabaja as Expert
How can cities and tourism destinations cope with social, environmental, and economic crises? And what role do local communities, collaboration, and participation play in this context? These were the questions addressed at the international ATLAS Annual Conference 2026, which took place June 23–26 in Leeds, UK. […]Read more on From Vienna to Leeds: Cornelia Dlabaja as Expert
FHWien Expertise on Digital and Urban Challenges
Experts Christina Schweiger, Cornelia Dlabaja and Marian Adolf analyze the impact of digital technologies in recent media reports. In an interview on Ö1’s “Mittagsjournal”, the Head of the Human Resources & Organization Study Programs, explains how AI is changing the job application process. The Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism highlights the impact of short-term tourist rentals as featured in… […]Read more on FHWien Expertise on Digital and Urban Challenges
How Cooperative Learning Combines Higher Education and Professional Practice
Researchers at the Department of Management at FHWien der WKW are developing an effective and practice-oriented didactic framework for integrating academic theory and professional practice within a dual study program. Florian Aubke, Peter Klinger, and Edmund Panzenböck have now published their findings in an article in the book “Hochschulentwicklung der Zukunft” (Higher Education Development of the Future). […]Read more on How Cooperative Learning Combines Higher Education and Professional Practice
International Conference on Cities Under Strain
From June 17 to 20, 2026, researchers and experts gathered in Venice for the EURA 2026 Conference. Under the title “Cities under Strain – Rethinking the Ungovernable,” they discussed current challenges in urban development—ranging from housing and mobility to climate change and overtourism. Cornelia Dlabaja, holder of the endowed chair for sustainable urban and tourism development at FHWien der WKW,… […]Read more on International Conference on Cities Under Strain
What Vienna’s Sausage Stands Mean to Locals, Visitors, and Operators
Daniela Wagner from the Tourism & Hospitality Management program presented research findings at the 2026 Culinary and Wine Tourism Conference (CWTC) at Worms University of Applied Sciences (Germany) on the significance of Vienna’s sausage stands for locals, operators, and tourists, as well as on Vienna’s positioning as a tourist destination and its culinary identity. […]Read more on What Vienna’s Sausage Stands Mean to Locals, Visitors, and Operators
From Master’s Thesis to Scholarly Journal
Manisha Nandi, a graduate of the Master’s Program Urban Tourism & Visitor Economy Management, has published her master’s thesis, co-authored with Xavier Matteucci, in the International Journal of Business, Events and Legacies (IJBEL). The study analyzes how local and international media covered Expo 2020 Dubai before, during, and after the event. […]Read more on From Master’s Thesis to Scholarly Journal
The Hotel as Part of the Neighborhood: Cornelia Dlabaja at the Gilbert-Baudialog
How can tourism be perceived as a benefit for the city and its residents? And what role does the design of public space play in this? How can architecture help establish a hotel as a meeting place for the city’s community or as part of the neighborhood’s infrastructure? These were the questions addressed at the 2nd Gilbert-Baudialog on May 28,… […]Read more on The Hotel as Part of the Neighborhood: Cornelia Dlabaja at the Gilbert-Baudialog
A Collection of Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism and the Challenges of the Future
At the 18th FH Research Forum 2025, Endowed Chair Cornelia Dlabaja and Mariya Katelieva from the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Programs addressed current challenges in sustainable tourism development. Presentations from their organized session are now included in the anthology of selected conference papers, including an article by colleagues Daniela Wagner and Andreas Minichberger on the subjective well-being of museum… […]Read more on A Collection of Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism and the Challenges of the Future
Advancing Cities and Tourism Through “Placemaking”
How can cities remain livable as tourism grows? Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism at FHWien der WKW, demonstrates how placemaking, as an integrative approach, opens new possibilities for balanced urban and tourism development. […]Read more on Advancing Cities and Tourism Through “Placemaking”