Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry
The Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry e. V. (BTW) is the umbrella association of the German tourism industry with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Berlin and Brussels. It was founded in 1995.
Association work
The main topics of the association are tourism in Germany , mobility, climate protection, digitization, transport infrastructure, consumer protection as well as tax and labor policy. Members include a. Transport companies (including Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn), airport operators, hotel chains and tour operators, representatives from the tourism marketing sector and tourism associations.
Bureau
Michael Frenzel, former CEO of TUI AG, has been BTW President since November 23, 2012 .
In addition to the President, the following are represented on the Presidium:
- Vice-Presidents: Heike Birlenbach ( Deutsche Lufthansa AG), Norbert Fiebig ( German Travel Association DRV)
- Vice President and Treasurer: Guido Zöllick ( DEHOGA Federal Association)
- Presidium members: Richard Bader ( Ergo Reiseversicherung ), Felix Eichhorn ( AIDA Cruises ), Benedikt Esser ( RDA International Bus Tourism Association ), Sören Hartmann ( DER Touristik GmbH), Petra Hedorfer ( German National Tourist Board DZT), Ilona Jarabek ( European Association of Event -Centren EVVC), Georg Lauber ( DB Vertrieb GmbH), Daniela Schade ( Accor Hotels Germany GmbH), Florian Storp (American Express Global Business Travel), Ralf Teckentrup ( Federation of German Airlines )
- Deputy Presidium Members: Christian Göke ( Messe Berlin ), Burkhard Kieker (Berlin Tourismus und Kongress GmbH), Michael Otremba (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH), Barbara Radomski (Bayern Tourismus Marketing GmbH), Robert Salzl ( Tourismus Oberbayern München e.V. ) ,,
The general secretary is Michael Rabe.
Events and projects
Every year in autumn, the BTW organizes the tourism summit in the Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin, an industry meeting on current affairs and future topics. Around 500 representatives from business, politics and the media take part in the event every year.
Together with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy , the BTW commissioned the German Institute for Economic Research to recalculate the economic importance of tourism. The results of the study are available in short and long versions for 2015. In another study carried out in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the IW Cologne under the title "Development Factor Tourism", the BTW deals with the effects that tourism from Germany has in developing and emerging countries.
The association has been awarding the start-up prize "The Golden Suitcase" since 2018. The first winner was the startup Comtravo, which specializes in booking business trips, and CamperBoys prevailed in 2019.
The association also provides information on how the companies and associations in the sector are committed to sustainability. Its internet portal includes, among other things, company standards, consumer information, new products, aid projects and quality seals.
Members
About 30 companies and associations belong to the BTW:
- Accor Germany GmbH
- ADAC General German Automobile Club
- AIDA Cruises
- American Express Global Business Travel
- Tank & rest
- Bavaria Tourism Marketing
- DB sales
- THE Touristik Group
- German Lufthansa
- German National Tourist Board
- German Hotel and Restaurant Association Federal Association
- German travel association
- Europe Park
- Ergo travel insurance
- European Association of Event Centers ( EVVC )
- Dusseldorf Airport
- Munich Airport
- Fraport
- Free Now- Intelligent Apps GmbH
- Association for Consumer Research
- Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
- Hotel Association Germany (IHA)
- INFOX GmbH & Co. Information logistics
- Loro Parque SA
- Maritim Hotelgesellschaft mbH
- Messe Berlin GmbH / ITB Berlin
- Quality Travel Alliance QTA
- RDA International Coach Tourism Association
- Tourism Upper Bavaria Munich (TOM)
- Steigenberger Hotels AG
Memberships
The BTW is a member of the following organizations:
- German National Tourist Board V. (DZT)
- German Seminar for Tourism e. V. (DSFT)
- World Tourism Organization (WTO)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.germany.travel/de/parallel-navigation/ueber-uns/partner/verbaende/bundesverband-der-deutschen-tourismuswirtschaft-ev.html
- ↑ Professional associations . Website of the professional associations. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry. In: www.btw.de. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012 ; accessed on June 16, 2020 .
- ↑ a b The Presidium: Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) e. V. In: btw.de. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
- ^ The offices: Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) e. V. In: btw.de. Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Christian Schmicke . Parade of top politicians at the BTW summit. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ↑ Results of the study on the economic importance of tourism - short version (PDF; 975 kB)
- ↑ Results of the study on the economic importance of tourism - long version (PDF; 1.9 MB)
- ↑ The golden suitcase. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ The golden suitcase. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
- ↑ BTW ( Memento from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). The German tourism industry - committed to sustainability. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ↑ The members of the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry . Retrieved June 16, 2020.