Our Team

Our team consists of experts from various scientific disciplines and with diverse tourism-related competencies. This provides the institute with the prerequisites for interdisciplinary and innovative work.

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Our Team

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Henrike Beer

Project Manager

Geographer (M.A.)

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Maike Braun

Working student

Geographer (M.Bc.)

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Bente Grimm

Head of Tourist Mobility Research

Sociologist (M.A.)

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Wolfgang Günther

Associate Director | Head of Sustainability in Tourism

Biologist

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Astrid Koch

Project Manager

Geographer

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Dr. Friedericke Kuhn

Project Manager

Dr. phil, M. Sc. Tourism Research

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Rieka Oldsen

Research Assistant

M.A. Sustainable Tourism Management

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Jessica Rieper

Team assistant

Economist

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Dirk Schmücker, PhD

Scientific Director

M.A., Market Researcher (BVM)

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Ulf Sonntag

Managing Director

Geographer

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Berit Weiß

Project Manager

M.A. Tourism Strategy & Development

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Fabian Will

Project Assistant | Cartographer

Geographer

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Nadine Yarar, PhD

Project manager

Nutrition and consumer economist

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Kai Ziesemer

Head of Strategy and Development

Economist