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Kai P. Tourism and Hospitality Expert
Last update: Apr 3, 2025
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Citizenships:
Germany
Languages:
English, French, German, Spanish
Highest Degree:
Masters
Experience:
26 years
Salary:
Countries:
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Jordan, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mongolia, Mozambique, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Yemen
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- + 25 years professional experience working in the tourism industry and providing hands-on technical assistance in tourism planning and development to the private sector, governmental and non-governmental institutions, in the fields of destination development, management and its organisation (DMO), regional planning and investment promotion, vocational education and training, private sector development as well as in the development of tourism products and services
- Professional skills in strategy consulting, market intelligence, marketing and branding, HR strategy and organisation, sustainable development, service quality standardisation and certification, master planning, SME development, cultural heritage management, community-based tourism (CBT), services and event management
- Proven experience in the facilitation of public-private partnerships resulting in highly successful demand-driven outputs in marketing & branding, promotional, social media and PR activities and in the conception, design and implementation of a trade fair participation, matchmaking with tour operators, press conferences and roadshows
- Strong knowledge of eco-tourism strategies, product development and service quality approaches related to environmental quality, standards and impacts, as well as Corporate Social Responsibility principles
- Strong background and expertise in sustainable/responsible destination management by assessing tourism development needs (stakeholder analysis, mapping, value chain analysis (VCA)), formulating strategies, policies and products
- Professional network to leading international tour operators and hotel chains, national tourism boards, marketing and communication agencies and education and training providers
- Experience in designing and delivering tourism development and HRD initiatives – both at macro and micro levels - and in formulating sectorial HRD/VET strategies to improve the demand-driven education and training, curriculum development, occupational skill standards, training of trainer programmes (ToT), school development plans
- Excellent communicator capable of advising senior officials at the ministry level and with outstanding presentation skills; in-depth knowledge of the tourism sector, its complexity, sector coordination and partnership formation
- Excellent knowledge of EU procedures and guidelines and project management tools (PCM, Practical Guide, Log frame, Monitoring & Evaluation) due to various assignments both as TL and KE on EU-funded projects
