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During the course “Project based Tourism Research”, the students of the 3rd semester in the BA program Tourism Management dealt intensively with the demands and needs of mobility-impaired travelers in Vienna. In addition to a customer journey analysis (qualitative interviews), mystery guest inquiries were send to hotels. The results show clear expectations and requirements of […]Read more on Customer journey & mystery-guest analysis concerning “Accessibility in the Viennese hotel industry”

Tourism & Hospitality Management study programs alumni networking  On November 28, 2019, 60 graduates of the Tourism & Hospitality Management study programs celebrated their homecoming four years after graduation (classes of 2015) ten years after graduation (class of 2009) and twenty years after graduation (class of 1999). The event took place at the tourism school […]Read more on Meet & Eat 2019: Tourism & Hospitality Management Homecoming Event

A journey to discover culture, culinary delights, the beauty of nature but also problems with tourism development along the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela. The second year of the Master’s program “Leadership in Tourism” at FHWien der WKW undertook a study trip along the Camino de Santiago from October 5-11, 2019. The following cities […]Read more on International Tourism Field Trip: From Bordeaux to Santiago de Compostela

Maria Doppler, a graduate of the BA study program in “Tourism Management“, was awarded the annual “Best Meeting Thesis Austria award” by the Austrian Convention Bureau (ACB). In her Bachelor’s thesis, she dealt with the representation of women at congresses. The results show that, despite a steady increase in recent years, the representation of women […]Read more on Best Meeting Thesis Award for BA student Maria Doppler

Our first TM on tour in the new semester took us to the Hotel Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere, which opened in April this year. Fifteen students had the opportunity to participate in the exclusive field trip to the hotel as well as in the following discussion with the hotel’s HR manager Ines Lochmann. We were […]Read more on TM on tour: Andaz – site visit & expert talk in the luxury design hotel

Students from the Bachelor’s program Tourism-Management at FHWien der WKW on a field trip to South(east)Styria. […]Read more on #wearestyria

On June 18, 2019, students from the 2nd semester of the Bachelor’s study program Tourism & Hospitality Management went on a field trip to the Waldviertel region. This field trip was the final highlight of the F&B Management lectures and gave practical insights into how local producers work. […]Read more on On tour in the Waldviertel region

The students of the BA program “Tourism Management” explored the tourist USPs of the region of Piran in Slovenia. Expert talks and site visits were an essential part of the two-day excursion, which was entirely organized by a group of students. We learned a lot about Slovenian cuisine, the internationally awarded salt of the saltpans […]Read more on “A touch of the Mediterranean” – Field trip to Piran & Portorož

Following the theme “Styria – where the sun rises with delight”, 23 Tourism & Hospitality Management students from the 2nd semester set out for a trip, visiting South-Styria and Graz, the “capital of delight”. According to the slogan, this two-day excursion, organised by the students, focused on delight and Styrian-cuisine. […]Read more on A culinary trip with delight!

Both locals and tourists have a clear idea of what to expect from ​​their visit to a typical Viennese coffee house. In addition to traditional coffees, hot and cold pastries are often ordered. Furthermore, the guests particularly appreciate the special ambience and the typical atmosphere in Viennese coffee houses. During a target group and trend […]Read more on Target group and trend analysis for traditional Viennese coffee houses owned by the Querfeld family