Helmut Zolles

Helmut Zolles (born March 10, 1943 Vienna ) is a former Austrian economist. As the successor to Harald Langer-Hansel, he was (first) managing director of the Austrian Tourism Promotion Association (ÖFVW) from 1974 to 1987 . In this function he worked with Josef Staribacher , the ÖFVW chairman and trade minister until 1983. (At that time, the entire Austrian state, known as the federal government, was represented by the ministry with a 60 percent share in the ÖFVW. The Federal Chamber of Commerce and the nine federal states jointly contributed 20 percent each .)

Zolles had completed his studies as a business graduate by 1967 and later earned a doctorate in economics. During his term of office, the second managing director of the ÖFVW was Frank Kübler, who was active in Austrian advertising until 1999 and also graduated from business studies. Zolles was assigned to the red half of the empire , Kübler to the black .

From 1987 onwards, Zolles was General Director of DDSG , the then state-owned Austrian Danube Steamship Company. In his later years, Zolles started his own business as an advertising and tourism consultant.

Own works

• Helmut Zolles, Fritz-Karl Ferner, Robert Müller: Marketing practice for tourism. Orac, Vienna 1978 ( ÖNB catalog )
• detto, 2nd, updated edition, Vienna 1981 ( ÖNB catalog )
• detto, 3rd, updated edition, Vienna 1989 ( ÖNB catalog )
• Helmut Zolles, Hans Mikulicz, Fritz-Karl Ferner: Advertising concept and planning of Austrian tourism advertising, Vienna 1974/1975 ( ÖNB catalog )
• New aspects in tourism marketing in Austria, Vienna 1994 ( ÖNB catalog )
• National product and national income in comparative economic analysis, diploma thesis, University of World Trade, Vienna 1967/1968 ( ÖNB catalog )