Research projects
West Coast University of Applied Sciences (FHW)
DIGIPARK: Identification of tourist hotspots in German national parks based on mobile data (anonymized location events)
With Prof. Dr. Julian Reif
Since 01/2024
Perception of sustainability among customers in the hotel industry
Since 11/2023
Protected areas as brands in tourism
With Prof. Dr. Bernd Eisenstein (FHW), Prof. Dr. Hubert Job (JMU Würzburg), Dr. Manuel Woltering (JMU Würzburg)
Since 12/2020
Nature-based tourism, the Tourist Gaze and visitor experiences
With Professor Dr. Michael Campbell, University of Manitoba (Canada)
07/2020 - 01/2024
Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Competitiveness analysis for the tourism sector in Azerbaijan
Feb-Dec 2014
With Prof. Dr. Marius Mayer, Greifswald University (Germany)
Funding: German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Local awareness, acceptance and tourism perspectives of newly-established protected areas: the Samur-Yalama National Park in Azerbaijan
Dec 2013-Jun 2014
With Til Dieterich, Baku State University; Victoria Rodina, Azerbaijan Tourism Institute
Skillsgaps and training needs in the tourism sector: Pre-implementation research for the Zaqatala tourism vocational school
Sep.-Nov. 2012
With Dr. Eldar Aslanov, Kazim Guliyev
Funding: German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Economic impacts and image effects of mega-events in emerging tourist destinations: The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan
Apr.-Nov. 2012
With Marc Herz, PhD, University of Vienna, Austria
Funding: Azerbaijan Tourism Institute, Baku
Partner: Chair of International Marketing, University of Vienna
JMU Würzburg and LMU Munich (Germany)
Regional economic effects of tourism in the Souss-Massa National Park
With Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hubert Job, University of Würzburg
Apr. 2007-Jan. 2009, Agadir, Morocco
Funding: German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Partner: High Commission for Water, Forests and Desertification Control (Morocco)
Actor-oriented management of tourism in protected areas in Mexico
With Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hubert Job, University of Würzburg and Dr. Ludger Brenner, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City
Jan. 2007-Dec. 2008, Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Funding: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Partners: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico City), Colegio de Michoacán (La Piedad, Mexico)
Ex-ante evaluation of the regional economic impacts of a potential national park in the region of Lieberose
With Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hubert Job, Dr. Manuel Woltering
Mar. 2009-Sept. 2009, Lieberose, Germany
Funding/partner: Natural Landscapes Foundation Brandenburg
01/2024